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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Despite higher Alzheimer’s risk, patients can handle amyloid PET exam results

Those who learned they had elevated amyloid levels did not suffer from more short-term anxiety, depression or suicical thoughts, experts reported in JAMA Neurology.

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New radiation-dose estimation process moves nuclear medicine closer to customized cancer therapy

Researchers used a single SPECT/CT scan performed post-therapy to estimate how much radiation a patient’s tumor and at-risk organs will absorb.

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Ultrasound, 3D printing combine to help blind parents feel their babies' faces

The idea came about after a sonographer at Johns Hopkins wondered if the technology could be used to create a model for a blind mother.

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How one mobile mammography program took on breast cancer in underserved women

Authors of the five-year Project Valuable Area Life-Saving Exams in Town program say their results should prompt the creation of similar strategies across the U.S.

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MIT’s AI system diagnoses chest conditions on x-rays, but knows when a radiologist could do better

The hybrid platform proved more accurate at detecting enlarged heart cases than machine learning or a human reader working independently.

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‘Pink card’ program brings walk-in screening mammograms to vulnerable patients

Massachusetts General Hospital’s academic breast imaging division launched its pilot in November 2016, sharing their results recently in JACR.

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Biopharmaceutical firm AC Immune wins funding for ‘game-changing’ Parkinson’s PET agent

The win comes shortly after the Swiss-based company shared positive early results for its radiotracer during the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

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Is reopening schools safe? Doctors warn of new ‘paradigm shift’ in COVID-19’s impact on children

Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School physicians added that the virus is "far more" than just a respiratory illness in this population.

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.