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. 

Medical isotope specialist NorthStar announces new executive hire

Frank Scholz, PhD, will oversee the Beloit, Wisconsin, firm's Mo-99 expansion efforts and new radioisotope development programs, among other duties.

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Refining radiologists’ imaging practices for incidental prostate cancer reduces overtreatment, costs

Focusing on higher-risk groups dropped the pool who qualified for imaging down from 53% to 38%, according to new research published in Cancer Reports.

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Gadolinium contrast helps radiologists’ confidence with neuroblastomas on MRI, but rarely alters care

Intravenous contrast may not be necessary for follow-up exams in certain patients with this form of cancer, a new analysis suggests.

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Patient discussions—not X-ray results—should guide common forearm fracture treatment in older adults

Personalized medicine is key to ensuring those with distal radial fractures receive the best care possible, Michigan Medicine experts explained in JAMA Network Open.

GE Healthcare doubling distribution of imaging tracer to meet expected demand for new Alzheimer’s drug

General Electric's $18 billion healthcare arm anticipates physicians will require more doses of its Vizamyl F18-PET agent, used to diagnose beta-amyloid plaques in the brain. 

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Why radiologists must carefully evaluate patient heart rates prior to coronary CTA exams

The number of CCTA exams is set to grow alongside an aging population and providers are key to ensuring these tests are high-quality.

PET scan depicting neurological fallout of COVID-19 wins image of the year

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging selected the scan as the Henry N. Wanger Jr. Image of the Year during its annual meeting.

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Imaging tracer spots deadly AAAs—potentially before life-threatening ruptures occur

Abdominal aortic aneurysms typically remain asymptomatic until they burst, making earlier detection and treatment high priorities for physicians.

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.