Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

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MRI key to distinguishing multiple sclerosis from its many mimics

There is no litmus test for multiple sclerosis (MS). Symptoms for the disease vary, and those that do appear can be nonspecific. Imaging can provide clues about individuals possibly suffering from MS, but a number of other disorders present similar MRI findings.

Philips Healthcare selects Medic Vision’s FDA-cleared XR-29 solution for use with its CT and PET/CT scanners

September 8, 2016 – Tirat Carmel, Israel – Medic Vision Imaging Solutions, Ltd., the leading innovator of vendor-independent solutions for low-dose CT exams, announced today it was selected by Philips Healthcare to help meet XR-29 regulations.

Philips Healthcare selects Medic Vision's FDA-cleared XR-29 solution for use with its CT and PET/CT scanners

TIRAT CARMEL, Israel, Sept. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Medic Vision Imaging Solutions, Ltd., the leading innovator of vendor-independent solutions for low-dose CT exams, announced today it was selected by Philips Healthcare to help meet XR-29 regulations.

US Nuclear acquires Electronic Control Concepts

Canoga Park, California-based U.S. Nuclear is acquiring Electronic Control Concepts (ECC), a company that manufactures parts for x-rays. 

MRI scans show dogs can understand human—sort of

MRI scans are good for more than just understanding human brains. They can also help us understand the brains of our furry friends and how they might be similar or different to us. 

Detroit healthcare group improves radiotherapy capabilities

ViewRay, a producer of linear accelerator-based radiotherapy technology, has reached an agreement with Henry Ford Health System in Detroi to provide such services to the Detroit-based healthcare group.

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One step closer to in-vivo CTE diagnosis

Doctors are one step closer to diagnosing and treating chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), thanks to an innovative imaging strategy developed at UCLA and UCSF. Researchers found a tentative link between brain shrinkage and CTE, using a volumetric MRI program called Neuroreader.

Florida researchers refine 'optogenetics'

Researchers from Jupiter, Florida’s Max Planck Institute for Neuroscience have developed a refinement on a common optogenetic technique, according to a study published in Neuro. By corralling light-sensitive molecules in the cell body of neurons, they increased the accuracy of optogenetic analysis of neural networks.

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Health Imaging
Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

Cardiovascular Business
Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

Cardiovascular Business
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.