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. 

Maximizing Opportunities for Patient Care: MRI of Reston

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Reston Radiology Consultants (Ashburn, Virginia) is a hospital-based imaging practice in business for over twenty years that includes several outpatient centers, including MRI of Reston, where four systems carry an imaging load that reaches a combined average of 24,000 studies annually. This suggests a fair amount of volume seen at that lone

GE Healthcare Gets FDA OK on New MR System

GE Healthcare has received FDA clearance of the Discovery* MR750w wide bore 3.0 Tesla MR system with GEM (Geometry Embracing Method) Suite of Coils.

Petition Urges Removal of Black Box Warnings From Ultrasound Contrast Agents

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received a citizen petition from the International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS), requesting that the agency remove black box warnings on ultrasound contrast agents.

Diffusion-Weighted MRI Trumps PET-CT in Lung Lesion Analysis, Study Says

Diffusion-weighted MRI may be a better determinant than PET-CT of whether lung lesions are cancerous or benign, according to a study conducted by Belgian researchers and presented yesterday at the European Respiratory Society’s Annual Congress in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The modality could then be used to prevent unnecessary surgery by enabling

FDA Workshop to Cover MRI Safety

MRI safety will be the focus of a two-day public workshop to be held by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on October 25 and October 26.

ACR Seeks Clinical Reviewers For Ultrasound Accreditation Program

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is looking for clinical reviewers for its ultrasound accreditation program.

Toshiba MRI Scanner Garners FDA Approval

Toshiba today announced that it has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Vantage Titan™ 3T open-bore MRI scanner.

Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Enhances Microvascular Perfusion Deficit Detection

Microvascular perfusion deficits and reduced arterial perfusion reserve are clearly detectable in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) when dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is used after transient arterial occlusion, report the authors of a feasibility study published online and in the August issue of Investigative Radiology.

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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