Diagnostic Imaging

Radiologists use diagnostic imaging to non-invasively look inside the body to help determine the causes of an injury or an illness, and confirm a diagnosis. Providers use many imaging modalities to do so, including CT, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, PET and more.

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Guided by ultrasound, ROSE thyroid biopsies obviate do-overs

South American radiology and pathology researchers have reduced unsatisfactory biopsy samples of thyroid nodules by almost a third using the rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) technique guided by ultrasound, according to a study published online July 19 in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

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Low-cost ultrasound prototype may help save lives in poor regions

European researchers have developed a low-cost ultrasound scanner they hope will lead to reduced maternal mortality in developing parts of the world.

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Ultrasound nearly blind to normalcy in parathyroid glands

Ultrasound is not up to the job of identifying normal parathyroid glands, according to a study conducted at Inje University in South Korea and published July 15 in La Radiologia Medica, the official journal of the Italian Society of Medical Radiology.

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JFK’s back pain revisited, imaging and all

President John F. Kennedy was only 46 when he died in Dallas on November 22, 1963, yet he’d already undergone numerous operations and nonsurgical interventions for his debilitating back pain. Had he lived in our time, he likely would have had multiple low-back advanced-imaging exams too—probably more exercises in futility, given the extent of the damage.

MEDNAX Radiology and vRad to Exhibit at AHRA 2017 Annual Meeting

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MEDNAX Radiology and vRad (Virtual Radiologic), a MEDNAX company, will exhibit at AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management’s 45th Annual Meeting from July 10-12 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. vRad leadership will be on-site at Booth #633.

Chuck Norris vs. gadolinium enters new round

The actor and martial-arts expert Chuck Norris is kicking hard at gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs). Following up on earlier alarms he and his wife, Gena, sounded after she got sick, Norris has published a new column at the politically partisan website World Net Daily.

Agfa HealthCare Previews New Multi-purpose Digital Imaging System at AHRA 2017

(AHRA 2017, Booth #313) Agfa HealthCare will display the new DR 800* Multi-Purpose Digital Imaging System with MUSICA for dynamic image processing at AHRA 2017. The DR 800 delivers radiography, fluoroscopy and advanced clinical applications. Agfa HealthCare developed MUSICA for dynamic image processing for customers focused on value-based care who require solutions that assure every image counts.

Konica Minolta Highlights Innovative Imaging and Healthcare IT Portfolio at AHRA 2017 Annual Meeting

WAYNE, NJ--(Marketwired - July 06, 2017) - Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc. will highlight its innovative portfolio of imaging and Healthcare IT solutions, designed to meet the needs of hospital imaging departments, freestanding imaging centers and group practices, at the upcoming 2017 annual meeting of the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA), July 9-12 in Anaheim, CA. 

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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.