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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As regulators weigh revising nuclear medicine reporting rules, imaging advocates and others take sides

Researchers say extravasations should be more closely monitored and reported, while the ACR and SNMMI caution these events are rare and don't require intense scrutiny.

Shine completes $150M financing round to advance medical isotope production capabilities

Koch Disruptive Technologies led this series C-5 effort, with others including Fidelity Management & Research Company and Baillie Gifford also chipping in.

Steady uptick in MRI-guided biopsies hasn’t helped all prostate cancer patients equally

African American men were almost half as likely to receive imaging compared to their white peers, according to a new seven-year analysis of Medicare data published recently.

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AI software that eliminates need for gadolinium contrast during imaging exams wins patent

The automated tool takes non-contrast scans and outputs synthetic images mimicking exams enhanced with GBCAs.

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Worklist fix slashes screening mammography turnaround times by 64%, particularly for high-risk women

After providers left one breast screening exam unread and overlooked, they decided to assess their processes and make a change.

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RSNA announces keynotes for upcoming meeting, with a theme of ‘redefining radiology’

The 107th iteration of the world's largest medical imaging conference will feature talks about the pandemic, equitable care, appropriate imaging, and more.

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Radiologists’ varying opinions on managing incidental cysts may be impacting downstream imaging

Brigham and Women's rads analyzed thousands of abdominal exam reports with follow-up pancreatic lesion guidance, sharing their findings in JACR.

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MRI evidence finds COVID-19 harms many areas of the brain, even in mild cases

It's the first study to compare brain scans both before and after participants were diagnosed with the novel virus.

Around the web

Harvard’s David A. Rosman, MD, MBA, explains how moving imaging outside of hospitals could save billions of dollars for U.S. healthcare.

Back in September, the FDA approved GE HealthCare’s new PET radiotracer, flurpiridaz F-18, for patients with known or suspected CAD. It is seen by many in the industry as a major step forward in patient care. 

After three years of intermittent shortages of nuclear imaging tracer technetium-99m pyrophosphate, there are no signs of the shortage abating.