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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Interventional procedure often as effective as surgery for difficult-to-treat liver cancer

Given the complex nature of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, efforts to develop more effective methods of treating it have increased over the years.

Bayer's new CT contrast injection system earns FDA clearance.

New contrast injection system inks FDA clearance

The system can be set up in as little as two minutes and needs just 20 seconds to prime in between patients. 

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Deep learning reconstruction cuts prostate MRI acquisition time

And the shorter scan time does not come at the expense of image quality.

AI model spots missed breast cancers on MRI

AI model spots up to 30% of breast cancers missed on MRI

Re-evaluation by the second look algorithm could result in a cancer diagnosis up to one year earlier, especially for high risk disease.

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The Mediterranean diet may slow brain aging, MRI study shows

Following the Mediterranean diet, especially one rich with plant-based foods, could have significant benefits for cognitive health. 

Researchers working to develop portable PET scanner

Researchers receive grant worth millions to develop portable PET scanner

Experts are hopeful that the portable scanner could improve access to neuroimaging used in the diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease.

MRI accident prompts questions on safety

CMS to make proposed MRI safety codes official

The new code family was created to "capture the physician work involving patients with implanted medical devices that require access to MR diagnostic procedures."

‘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.

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Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

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.

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.