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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FDA Approves New Innovations on Hologic's 3Dimensions™ Mammography System, the Fastest, Highest Resolution Breast Tomosynthesis System Ever

Latest breast cancer screening improvements launched as company marks installation of more than 5,000 3D Mammography™ systems throughout the United States.

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When a cancer diagnosis leads to ‘onco-anxiety’

When Adam Stern, MD, staff psychiatrist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in his left kidney he suddenly had a heightened awareness of his normal body sensations, which he termed "onco-anxiety."

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Infrared light instrument, x-ray imaging may improve optical mammography

A newly developed imaging instrument which may improve the sensitivity of optical mammography will be presented by Italian researchers at the OSA Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics meeting this April in Hollywood, Florida, according to a press release from The Optical Society.

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Long-term menopausal hormone therapy may affect brain volume, cognition

Two commonly used menopausal hormone therapy drugs may affect brain volume or cognitive function in older women after years of exposure, according to research published in Neurology.

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Preschoolers with ADHD symptoms have smaller brains than their peers

New research has found that brains of preschoolers who show symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have smaller brains and differences in neural connectivity compared to their peers.

Canon Medical Systems’ premium ultrasound provides new and unique features for a wide range of liver analysis

TUSTIN, Calif., March 23, 2018 – A robust suite of quantitative tools to assess the spectrum of liver disease (including Steatosis, Inflammation and Cirrhosis) on Canon Medical Systems premium AplioTM i800 ultrasound system received FDA clearance.

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Home cancer screening tests may cause more harm than good

Just because you can doesn't mean you should, an NBC News editorialist said regarding the FDA's latest approval of an at-home cancer screening kit requiring zero assistance from a doctor. 

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USC's 7 Tesla MRI scanner first to identify Cushing's disease in US patient

A noninvasive 7 Tesla MRI scanner at University of Southern California is the first 7T scanner to be used on a patient with Cushing's disease in the U.S., according to a USC news release.  

Around the web

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

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.