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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MRI-guided biopsy or not? Both beat standard invasive method for prostate cancer diagnosis

When testing for prostate cancer, multiparametric MRI with or without targeted biopsy was more effective than the common standard transrectal ultrasonography-guided biopsy, but a recently published editorial argues more testing is needed.

USPSTF updates PSA-based screening guideline for prostate cancer

On May 8, the Journal of the American Medical Association released an update to the 2012 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation regarding prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer.

Researchers find depression doesn't affect memory, cognition

Contrary to popular belief, a study carried out by researchers from the University of Miami, the University of California Davis, Columbia University and the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke may suggest that depression doesn't significantly affect one's memory and cognition.

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Brain MRI links poor brain connectivity to increased risk of mental illness

Through MRI analysis, researchers from Duke University found poor communication between multiple regions in the brain's visual cortex increases the risk of developing mental illness.

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Neoadjuvant chemo patients prefer 3D breast ultrasound to MRI

3D breast ultrasound can measure a patient's tumor response after receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) better than a standard breast MRI, according to a study published in the European Journal of Radiology.

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NIH merges microscopes to generate clearer images of processes inside cells

Scientists at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) announced they had merged two microscope technologies to generate clearer images of rapid processes occurring inside human cells.

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Triple assessment plus radiological breast imaging necessary for younger women

Triple assessment including radiological imaging is the best practice for younger patients showing low-risk breast related symptoms, according to a new study published in Clinical Radiology.

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Tau PET tracer found effective in 1st in-human study of its kind

A team of Johns Hopkins University researchers—conducting the first in-human PET study of three novel tau radiopharmaceuticals in Alzheimer’s disease patients—found [18F]RO-948 was the most capable for characterizing tau pathology in the disease.

Around the web

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses some of the biggest obstacles facing the specialty in the new year. 

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.