Cardiac Imaging

While cardiac ultrasound is the widely used imaging modality for heart assessments, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nuclear imaging are also used and are often complimentary, each offering specific details about the heart other modalities cannot. For this reason the clinical question being asked often determines the imaging test that will be used.

Your love for music has much to do with brain connectivity

If you find no pleasure while listening to music, fMRI data suggests that you may have a decreased amount of connectivity between certain regions in your brain.

Have you ever wanted a CT scan of a pumpkin? One radiologist did

If you have never seen a CT scan of a non-human thing, look no further. Brought on by curiousity, a radiologist decided to scan a pumpkin using technique optimized for human extremities. 

New Qioptiq MachVis 5.0 Imaging Lens Software Now Available for Download

Feldkirchen, Germany, November 3, 2016 – Qioptiq, an Excelitas Technologies® Company and global technology leader focused on delivering innovative optical and photonic solutions, announces the latest upgrade to its popular imaging lens selection software – MachVis 5.0. Designed to simplify the tasks of vision system designers and engineers, MachVis 5.0 Vision Lens Selector provides an easy-to-use platform, which delivers faster and more comprehensive product data results for all LINOS Machine Vision and now Optem FUSION Micro-Imaging Lenses.

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The honest truth: fMRI beats polygraph in detecting lies

For some people, lying can be extremely difficult to do, while others let it slip right off the tip of their tongue. New data suggests truth can be found when using fMRI to scan people’s brains, to a degree of accuracy better than a traditional polygraph test.

Clinical study will use advanced MRI on breast cancer patients

A two-year clinical study is underway in which advanced imaging methods will be tested, with the hopes of providing valuable information, support and treatment to breast cancer patients and their physicians.

Networking with the Insignia community

This September, Insignia Medical Systems, the pioneering UK based, Enterprise Imaging provider, hosted its annual National User Group Meeting, welcoming their users from across the country to join in a day of knowledge sharing and networking.

MRI shows space travel can be a pain in the back

Of all the reasons you've got a sore back, a new study in Spine, published by Wolters Kluwer, raises another cause—though this one isn't going to overheard at the chiropractor's office. Researchers studying astronauts found that space travel can cause atrophy of the spine that does not return to normal with their reentry to Earth.

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Q&A: Elizabeth A. Krupinski previews her RSNA 2016 presentation on fatigue in radiology

Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD, professor and vice chair for research at the Emory University School of Medicine’s department of radiology and imaging sciences, has been studying fatigue in radiology for a decade now. At RSNA 2016, Krupinski will present information on some of what she’s learned during the three-part “Perception in the Clinic” session on Friday, Dec. 2. 

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Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

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.