Screening

Diagnostic screening programs help catch cancer, abnormalities or other diseases before they reach an advanced stage, saving lives and healthcare costs. Screening programs include, lung, breast, prostate, and cervical cancer, among many others.

COVID-19 patients with neurological problems requiring brain imaging face increased risk of death

Those who underwent neuroimaging and were diagnosed with stroke were also twice as likely to die compared to age-matched controls, according to new research published in Neurology.

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COVID-19 pushes lung cancer screening rates lower and sends malignancies up to 29%

Prior to the pandemic, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine said its rate stood at about 8%, physicians reported on Thursday.

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Short training course enhances geriatricians’ confidence, ability in handheld POCUS

The four-hour workshop includes hands-on training and supervised scanning sessions.

Portable MRI creator Hyperfine launches $1.6M project to mitigate infant brain injury

With backing from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the imaging disrupter will send 20 of its Swoop machines to experts around the globe.

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Researchers call for optimized shielding efforts after study shows imaging radiation may boost testicular cancer risk

Individuals exposed to diagnostic radiation in the first decade of their life face an increased risk of developing the disease, Penn Medicine experts reported recently.

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Simple animated video helps kids complete their MRI exams without anesthesia

All 52 children finished their scan without sedation, inlcuding 11 who were initially scheduled to receive it.

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4 ways radiology residents' outsized role during the pandemic reinforces the specialty's value to patient care

Providers from New York Presbyterian Hospital shared some of their first-hand experiences in Clinical Imaging.

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MRI, PET key to identifying 2 variants of Parkinson’s disease

Advanced MRI and PET imaging have helped confirm suspicions in neuroscience that Parkinson’s is more than one disease.

Around the web

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.

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