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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Patient navigation programs—despite extra costs—narrow disparities in underserved populations

Patient navigation programs are being integrated into more healthcare systems to reduce care disparities, according to an article published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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UK ultrasound method diagnoses prostate cancer better than MRI, biopsy

Researchers from Dundee University in Scotland have developed a new ultrasound method that may improve diagnosis and treatment options for prostate cancer, according to an April23 article by BBC News.

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Obligate overdiagnosis rates of mammographic screening depend on age

Obligate overdiagnosis rates of mammographic screenings are strongly dependent on a women's age at the time of the noninvasive breast exam, according to a study recently published in Radiology.

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Homemade microscope shows cancer virus clinging to human DNA

A high-tech microscope developed by scientists at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine has captured images of cancer-causing viruses clinging to human DNA, according to a UVA Health System release.

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CT down 37%, nuclear medicine dips 57% in Massachusetts from 2009 to 2013

A trio of researchers from Boston analyzed diagnostic imaging trends among insured Massachusetts residents from 2009 to 2013.

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Brain MRI may ID differences in neurological diseases, personalities

Neurological and psychiatric disorders may be diagnosed through functional connectivity MRI (fcMRI) by detecting differences in neural networks, according to a release from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

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fMRI reveals cognitive bias strongly effects judgement of music

Researchers have found through fMRI that surmounting bias about music quality requires a great amount of cognitive effort.

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MRI shows immune cells healing brain's lining after a concussion

According to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) news release published April 17, NIH scientists observed in real time how immune system cells cooperatively fix the damaged lining of the brain after a concussion.

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