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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Fasting before contrast-enhanced CT exams is unnecessary, experts say

In some instances, not eating solid foods can actually make patients feel sick, leading to nausea and dehydration, researchers explained recently.

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Incident at nuclear medicine facility leads to Mo-99 shortage

The quality issue could force more than 12,000 patients into canceled exams.

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Doctors urging patients to come in for cancer screenings put off during pandemic

One radiologist estimates that only 50% of his patients have had their annual mammograms.

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UT Austin, MD Anderson team up on massive effort to end cancer using imaging, advanced computing

The pair recently announced the first five projects to receive funding through the new collaboration.

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RSNA garners more than 14,000 registrations as virtual annual meeting draws near

The in-person gathering has only been canceled twice before, in 1943 and 1945, due to circumstances surrounding World War II.

COVID classroom: Virtual interventional radiology course earns praise from medical students

Core hands-on experiences cannot be replaced, but Penn Medicine experts believe their model can help reshape the future of IR education.

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‘Lesion-aware’ neural network challenges radiologists at classifying thoracic diseases on x-rays

More than 10,000 chest x-rays were used to develop the lesion-aware convolutional neural network, known as LACNN.

Bracco gains FDA approval for new cardiac PET infusion system

This update will replace the company’s existing infusion system and includes new smart features, such as workflow improvements and dosing options.

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New cardiac prevention paradigm explored in TRANSFORM trial using AI and CCTA

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.

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Cardiology practices pay $17.7M to settle fraud allegations brought on by whistleblowers

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.