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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Health system teams up with radiopharmaceutical specialist to advance PSMA imaging

The memorandum of understanding agreement will focus on expanding patients' access to molecular imaging and establishing Kettering Health as a regional center of excellence.

New guidance for knee cartilage MRI seeks to prevent irreversible osteoarthritis

A special RSNA committee unveiled their update in a new report published in Radiology.

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Ditching paper for e-worklist translates to ‘substantially’ shorter wait times for breast imaging patients

Brigham and Women's recently started using an electronic health record-embedded tool, resulting in many improvements for preoperative breast localization procedures.

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Lawmakers request records from FDA on Alzheimer’s drug approval, citing ‘apparent anomalies’

Part of their list includes info regarding the agency's move to approve Aduhelm for broader treatment indications than studied during clinical testing, a gripe similar to complaints cited by SNMMI.

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Ultra-high-resolution CTA accurately assesses severely calcified vessels, overcoming CT’s limitations

The technique notched high image quality scores while detecting stenosis with 86% sensitivity and 88% specificity, Johns Hopkins researchers reported.

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With COVID cases surging, providers use POCUS to predict patients’ future hospital needs

Scans performed within 24 hours of admission predicted if patients would require intensive care, oxygen during their stay or be readmitted within 30 days.

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GE Healthcare unveils portable X-ray system to help alleviate strain on technologists

The health giant says its AMX Navigate solution can reduce the physical effort needed to complete an exam by nearly 70%.

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Hybrid PET/MRI tops multiparametric MRI for detecting clinically significant prostate cancer

Researchers tested Gallium 68-labeled PSMA-PET/MRI in patients who had yet to undergo a biopsy, a key difference from most prior analyses, they explained in Radiology.

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.