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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Overweight children’s brains literally light up over sugar

Obese children tend to have an exceptionally responsive sweet tooth—and it shows up as a visible signal in their brains.

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Brain PET shows how smoking affects men and women differently

It’s well established that smoking affects the male brain one way and the female brain another. New research at Yale using movies produced by PET shows some of the key differences in action.

Intelerad Launches Tomosynthesis Module with Diagnostic Features and Functionality

Denver, Colorado and Montreal, Canada – May 13, 2014 – Intelerad Medical Systems™, a leader in medical imaging PACS, RIS and workflow solutions, today announced the launch of their Tomosynthesis Module. Integrated directly into Intelerad’s InteleViewer™, the module eliminates the need for dedicated workstations, allowing practices to easily open new revenue streams, while enhancing radiologists’ workflows by allowing them to read tomosynthesis studies from their main workstation. 

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Long Island radiologist arrested in patient data theft

The New York radiologist accused of stealing health information from nearly 100,000 patients last summer has been arrested. 

FUJIFILM introduces Virtual Grid that offers selectable grid ratios to enhance image contrast and clarity during exams

Stamford, C.T., November 24, 2014 (Booth # 2511, South Building) – FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. will introduce a cutting-edge new image processing tool called Virtual Grid– the latest evolution of the company’s digital x-ray advances – at the 100th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Ill. The Virtual Grid intelligently adapts contrast to improve image quality for exams that are taken without a grid.

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On the Horizon: Three Imaging Technologies Head Toward the Clinic

A NIBIB director describes three areas of research with big-impact potential and poised to go from bench to bedside.

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The Googlification of Radiology

Get ready for a revolution in radiological communications was the message of a panel of presenters on “Web Technologies: The New Healthcare IT Standard.”

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QCDR: Spinning Gold from Straw

The ability to use the ACR registries to satisfy  PQRS requirements transforms a perfunctory bureaucratic exercise into an authentic QI activity.

Around the web

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.

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.

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

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