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. 

MRI shows Zika brain damage may be missed during pregnancy

Since an outbreak in Brazil in 2015 grabbed headlines around the world, the Zika virus has affected many infants who were born with microcephaly. However, a new animal study led by researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle has found that the Zika virus may damage fetal brains even when the baby's head is normal, according to a recent report by Science Daily.

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Is additional breast imaging needed after a negative mammogram?

Researchers from the Columbia University Medical Center have found additional breast imaging with ultrasound technology may be unnecessary after a patient receives a negative mammogram and has experienced symptoms of breast pain alone, according to a recent study published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. 

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Types of breast cancer in mothers affect newborns differently

Researchers from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill found the health risks of newborns born to women with breast cancer varied depending on the mother’s type of cancer.

Accentuating the positive will improve memory, lessen anxiety

New research from the Standford University School of Medicine has found that being positive sets an individual up to be successful, according to a report by CNBC. 

Opposed-phase MRI less accurate in detecting treated metastasized spinal cancers

Pennsylvania researchers discovered opposed-phase MRI imaging is less accurate in detecting treated spinal metastases compared to those lesions that are untreated.

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AI can examine brain activity to ID the music in your ears

The sound of music can speak to one's soul in myriad ways. Musical genres can also affect the brain in varying ways.

FDA warns Florida center mammograms may be inaccurate

Mammograms performed at a South Florida office may have been done improperly urging the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to recommend patients seek new testing, WSVN Miami reports.

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Type 1 diabetics are more likely to miss low blood sugar cues, MRI scans show

According to recent findings published in the January issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Yale University researchers have found that people with type 1 diabetes miss low blood sugar cues from the body compared with healthy adults because of differences in neurological reactions and stimulation.  

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.