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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Deep learning detects common shoulder pain on x-rays—a potential safeguard for busy physicians

The neural network performed well even when faced with low-quality images, German researchers reported in Skeletal Radiology.

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‘We’re going in the wrong direction’: Race, income, education impeding women’s access to DBT

Researchers analyzed 2.3 million exams performed over a seven-year period for their study, shared in JAMA Network Open.

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‘Groundbreaking study’: AI helps providers with zero experience capture high-quality heart ultrasounds

Exams performed by nurses and trained sonographers were similar in more than 90% of cases, researchers explained in JAMA Cardiology.

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FDA-approved PET imaging agent predicts breast cancer patients’ response to new treatment

Oncology experts with the University of Washington in Seattle’s Cancer Research Center shared their findings in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine's February issue.

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Radiologists must work to standardize breast calcification reporting or advocates may intervene

Only 41% of ACR members said they report breast arterial calcifications "always" or "most of the time," according to survey results shared in Academic Radiology.

Northwestern radiologists find evidence for long-lasting, ‘bizarre’ COVID-19 muscle pain

CT, MRI and ultrasound images show the virus directs the body to attack itself, experts explained in a review published in Skeletal Radiology.

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Research reveals ‘remarkable gap’ in x-ray interpretation skills between primary care physicians, radiologists

Experts said all residency training needs to incorporate imaging courses and noted that primary care centers must have access to radiologists to ensure accuracy in emergency situations.

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Point-of-care ultrasound company Butterfly Network Inc. makes NYSE debut after finalizing merger

Following the estimated $1.5 billion deal with Longview Acquisition Corp., the device maker opened the trading day at $24.80 per share.

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