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. 

2011 Update on Radioimmunotherapy in the Treatment of Lymphoma

Saturday, June 4 | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Ballroom C2

Current Role of Medical Imaging in Oncology

Saturday, June 4 | 7:30 AM - 11:30 PM Room 214A

FDA puts enforcement activities online

The FDA has created a searchable database where users can research the enforcement activities of the agency, including inspection records, as part of its ongoing efforts to increase transparency.

MGH receives NPSF accolade

The National Patient Safety Foundation has awarded Massachusetts General Hospital an NPSF Socius Award for its chronic care management program.

Rensselaer nabs grant to track CT rad exposure

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have awarded researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., a $1.2 million grant to develop software and patient-specific virtual phantoms to calculate and track patient radiation exposure from CT imaging.

NCCN launches imaging research consortium

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has established a new initiative, the NCCN Specialized Imaging Research Consortium, designed to advance the treatment of patients with cancer through the clinical application of specialized imaging technologies.

FDA clears EMIT's fluid warming device

EMIT Corp. has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its HypothermX HX100 device.

Around the web

To fully leverage today's radiology IT systems, standardization is a necessity. Steve Rankin, chief strategy officer for Enlitic, explains how artificial intelligence can help.

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.