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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Low-dose CT scans just as accurate as standard for diagnosing appendicitis

The findings should encourage physicians to utilize LDCT in emergency settings to avoid unnecessary radiation.

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Radiologists must be aware of key CT findings in patients with 'devastating' COVID complication

A CT scan can offer a prompt diagnosis and guide subsequent surgical intervention for patients with acute mesenteric ischemia, a rare but deadly disease reported in some COVID cases.

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Radiologists launching new study assessing ‘one stop shop’ cardiac myocardial CT perfusion imaging

Emory University researchers will compare the technique to nuclear stress testing in a small group of patients.

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Physicians performing fluoroscopy-guided procedures exposed to 3 times more radiation than colleagues

Some experts say it's time to amend radiation regulations pertaining to the eye, which the U.S. last revised in 1991.

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Nearly one-third of interventional radiologists aren’t formally discussing adverse events

Morbidity and mortality conferences offer chances to review negative outcomes and implement practice changes to avoid similar events in the future.

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AI assists rookie ED physicians with chest X-ray interpretations when radiologists are unavailable

In many instances, the assistive technology helped less-experienced providers change their image impressions and treatment decisions, experts explained. 

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Radiology department utilizes Facebook algorithm to anticipate future CT, MRI volumes

The free tool just slightly overshot MRI volumes during the height of the pandemic, greatly outperforming manual estimates.

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HeartVista's one-click MRI software receives FDA clearance

AI-assisted scans are six times faster than standard CMRIs and require fewer breath-holds, company representatives said Wednesday.

Around the web

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.

A total of 16 cardiology practices from 12 states settled with the DOJ to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for imaging agents used to diagnose cardiovascular disease.