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. 

COVID-19 patients with neurological problems requiring brain imaging face increased risk of death

Those who underwent neuroimaging and were diagnosed with stroke were also twice as likely to die compared to age-matched controls, according to new research published in Neurology.

Medical isotope firm Shine breaks ground on new 54,000-square-foot facility

By 2022, the company said its facility will be fully operational and capable of producing more than 300,000 doses of lutetium-177 each year.

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COVID-19 pushes lung cancer screening rates lower and sends malignancies up to 29%

Prior to the pandemic, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine said its rate stood at about 8%, physicians reported on Thursday.

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Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography helps predict the risk of negative outcomes after a liver transplant

The approach is a promising tool to safely and effectively evaluate donor liver perfusion, researchers explained in the European Journal of Radiology.

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CT lung cancer screening complication rate close to 17%, validating preexisting concerns

Providers must turn to shared decision-making and adhere to clinical guidelines in an effort to minimize the potential harms of LDCT, researchers wrote in JAMA Network Open.

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Gadolinium-free imaging agent has strong potential as preferred contrast for MRI exams

The manganese-based contrast was also expelled more rapidly and completely from the body compared to other imaging agents.

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Novel PET imaging tracer helps researchers diagnose rare form of lymphoma

MRI is the current standard imaging modality used for this disease, but it falls short in many key areas, German researchers explained recently.

Premier nuclear medicine journal celebrates 60th anniversary with special issue

Beginning in the 1960s, the new edition traces such milestones as the invention of the Anger camera and the development of positron emission tomography.

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.