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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3D imaging study finds direct correlation between glands, embryos in early pregnancy

Researchers from the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center used 3D imaging to show molecular transactions that occur during the earliest stages of pregnancy, according to a recent Cincinnati Children's release.  

A pair of drugs show promise in delaying spread of prostate cancer by 2 years

Research from two independent clinical trials demonstrated the ability of new drugs in treating the most challenging prostate cancers that reject standard hormonal therapy, the New York Times reports.

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Imagine that? Brain may have blocked depression from 2016 election

For those who wanted the 2016 election to turn out differently, UCLA neuroscientists may have MRI evidence of the brain's defense mechanisms in retracting feelings of depression, according to a recent article in the Los Angeles Times.   

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FDA approves first American source for Tc-99m isotopes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it has approved domestic production of technetium-99m (Tc-99m), the most commonly used radioactive imaging isotopes.

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Machine learning, fetal MRI ID patients requiring CSF diversion

In babies born with fetal ventriculomegaly, an enlargement of the cerebral ventricles in utero, determining when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion is required after birth can be difficult.

Being bilingual may offset effects of Alzheimer's, boost brain plasticity

Being bilingual could offset the effects of Alzheimer's disease and strengthen brain plasticity, according to a recent statement explaining new research from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.  

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Blood clots among most common resident misses in CT scans

Studies suggest on-call residents perform well in limiting errors between preliminary and final reports, but mistakes happen. Researchers examined the most common errors radiology residents make when interpreting abdominopelvic (AP) CT while on call in a study published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.

PET-CT scans for pancreatic cancer patients eliminates additional surgery

A recent guideline from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the U.K. recommends PET-CT scans should be used to more quickly and accurately diagnosis and manage pancreatic cancer, resulting in a 20 percent reduction in surgery to remove the cancer.  

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.