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 Can Improve Robotic-Assisted Prostate Surgery

Using MRI before surgery to treat prostate cancer can reduce complications such as incontinence and erectile dysfunction, according to researchers at University of California at Los Angeles.

MRI Can Spot Dyslexia Before Children Begin Learning to Read

Signs of dyslexia can show up on an MRI scan even before a child learns to read, according to researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston.

iPhone, Skype Used for Remote Ultrasound

In another remarkable application of the iPhone, researchers have confirmed that at least two life-threatening conditions, apnea and pneumothorax, can be ruled out remotely using an iPhone with an ultrasound attachment.

Next Generation MRI for Arms and Legs Reduces Stress

At Loyola Center for Health outside Chicago, Illinois, patients are treated with a powerful new MRI machine specifically designed for scanning the arms and legs, according to a report Monday in the Chicago Tribune.

Georgetown Researchers Find IMRT Self-Referral Widespread

Georgetown University researchers looking at the increased use of intensity modulated radiation therapy for prostate cancer found self-referral plays a large role in its escalating use.

FDA Clears Riverian X-Ray Comparison Software

The Food and Drug Administration has granted pre-market notification clearance for a new software that digitally compares past and present chest x-rays.

Camera Capsule Uses MRI to Swim Like Submarine

Endoscopic capsule technology just got even closer to resembling the 1987 motion picture Innerspace about exploring the inner workings of the human body.

Study Launched to Review Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor

Enrollment has begun in the first feasibility study looking at the effectiveness of MR guided Focused Ultrasound to treat essential tremor.

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Around the web

Health Imaging
American College of Radiology announces significant expansion of Lung Cancer Screening Registry

The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.

Health Imaging
AI reduces CT lung cancer screening workload by nearly 80%

And it can do so with almost 100% accuracy as a first reader, according to a new large-scale analysis.

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.