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.

AI-based ARIA detection software could bring 'renewed hope' for people undergoing Alzheimer's treatment
The software is the first of its kind to achieve the FDA's approval for detecting, measuring and grading ARIA on MRI scans—a task that is critical in managing the disease.
Ultrasound-guided procedure offers promising alternative to opioids for managing pain
Ultrasonography-guided nerve blocks have grown in popularity in recent years, but some are hesitant to adopt the procedure.
MRI guidance significantly reduces radiotherapy side effects compared to CT
A recent comparison of the two modalities’ utility for guiding radiation therapy for prostate cancer shows numerous benefits for MRI over CT.
FDA clears AI software that ups cancer detection in dense breasts by 50%
Women's imaging experts believe the new upgrade could “dramatically improve breast cancer detection.”
Dual energy CT parameters help determine the type of clot behind strokes
Knowledge of clot composition helps guide clinical management decisions following acute ischemic stroke.

Convention Spotlight

AHA 2004 Preview

November 1, 2004

Storage & Archiving: Here whenever you need it

November 1, 2004

Convention Wrap Up

New at ASTRO

November 1, 2004

Hoosiers receive $9.3 million from AHRQ to implement healthcare IT

From the $139 million in grants and contracts awarded by HHS's Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Indiana has received $9.3 million, the second highest overall grant, to promote the use of health information technology (HIT) to provide bet

October 28, 2004

Aurora's breast MRI system goes to Taiwan

Aurora Imaging Technology Inc. has installed its first dedicated Breast MRI system outside the United States at the Breast Care Center at Chai-I Hospital in Taiwan.

October 28, 2004

AHRA: Submission deadline for 2005 Electronic Imaging Conference approaching

The American Healthcare Radiology Administrators is calling for presentations for its 2005 Electronic Imaging Conference, April 21 - 23, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Tampa, Fla.

October 28, 2004

Barco relocates HQs

Barco announced this week that all of its divisions - Medical Imaging Systems, Avionics, Traffic Management and Defense & Security - have moved to a new location.

October 28, 2004

Data Dimensions moves HQs

Data Dimensions this week announced the company moved its headquarters to Janesville, Wis.

October 28, 2004

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Cardiovascular Business

Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

Cardiovascular Business

‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

Cardiovascular Business

FDA clears AI tool that flags signs of heart disease in chest CT scans

The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic screening in mind. It can evaluate many different kinds of CT images, including those originally gathered to screen patients for lung cancer.

Medical Imaging

AI-based ARIA detection software could bring 'renewed hope' for people undergoing Alzheimer's treatment

Ultrasound-guided procedure offers promising alternative to opioids for managing pain

MRI guidance significantly reduces radiotherapy side effects compared to CT

FDA clears AI software that ups cancer detection in dense breasts by 50%

Dual energy CT parameters help determine the type of clot behind strokes

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