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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Risk-based imaging most cost-effective approach in children with potential appendicitis

Utilizing more efficient imaging protocols could spare patients from unnecessary radiation while also improving value.

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PET/MRI spots breast cancer biomarkers for risk-based screening methods

Imaging markers such as breast parenchymal uptake varied greatly between women with benign and malignant lesions, according to a study published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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ACR: Risk of administering CT contrast in patients with kidney disease ‘has been overstated’

The National Kidney Foundation joined the college in releasing a new consensus document that answers key questions and offers recommendations for using IV contrast in patients with impaired kidney function.

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Group publishes new stress echo guidelines for ischemic heart disease

The American Society of Echocardiography released the new recommendations to replace its 2007 edition.

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Quality assurance sessions have limited impact on cancer detection, but help educate technologists

These sessions can help further education, promote discussion of instructive cases and invite performance feedback from fellow radiologists.

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US waives ban on uranium exports used to produce Mo-99

The move delays a restriction on licenses required to export highly enriched uranium for two years.

Medical societies release AUC ratings for imaging congenital heart disease patients

The 47-page document, published Jan. 6 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, touches on multiple cardiac imaging modalities, rating them based on their appropriateness for examining adults and children with previously diagnosed heart defects.

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What’s to Gain from Strain? Experts Say Strain Echocardiography Is on the Path to Acceptance

Despite its diagnostic and prognostic value, speckle-tracking strain echocardiography is underused, some cardiac imagers say. What will it take for adoption to pick up?

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