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. 

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.  

New year, new ear: Scientists use CT, 3D printing for kids born with defects

Scientists in China have managed to use a combination of computed tomography (CT) technology and 3D printing of cultured cells to grow new ears for five children between the ages of 5 and 9 born with ear defects, according to a recent article by CNN.  

Oxygen-filled microbubbles increase breast cancer sensitivity to radiation

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women. And a new study finds injecting oxygen-filled microbubbles into breast cancer makes tumors three times more responsive to radiation treatment, according to an International Journal of Radiation Oncology study.

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Why you and your friends are—literally—on the same wavelength

The science behind why birds of a feather flock together goes beyond just sharing mutual interests, according to a recent study published by Nature Communications.  

MRI suggests smoking marijuana may boost memory

Playing sudoku and taking omega-3 vitamins may not be the only organic ways to help boost memory. A recent study published in the journal NeuroImage has found that smoking marijuana may help improve memory, according to a recent article from Live Science.  

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Diffusion-weighted imaging may detect brain lesions after carbon monoxide poisoning

Can diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) detect acute brain lesions? Can it also assess the probability that carbon monoxide poisoning has initiated delayed neurological sequelae (DNS)? According to a study conducted by researchers from the Asan Medical Center at the University of Ulsan College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea, the answer is yes.  

Bracco Diagnostics Inc. receives FDA approval for use of MultiHance® injection in MRI of central nervous system in pediatric patients

Bracco Diagnostics Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Bracco Imaging S.p.A., one of the world's leading companies in the diagnostic imaging business, announced today that the labeling of its contrast agent MultiHance® has obtained FDA approval for an extension to include MRI of the CNS in pediatric patients younger than 2 years of age (including term neonates), to visualize lesions with abnormal blood-brain barrier or abnormal vascularity of the brain, spine, and associated tissues.

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.