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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Virtual reality helps make an eye, brain surgery in Salt Lake City a success

The educational potential and comfortability of virtual reality in healthcare were revealed during an invasive surgery at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, according to a recent report by ABC, KSAT.  

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ACR releases new appropriateness criteria promoting patient-centered care

New appropriateness criteria created to get patients more involved in their own care have been released today, online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology names Kathy Thomas as new editor

Kathy Thomas has been named the new editor of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology (JNMT).

Japanese scientists use AI technology to read minds

Who needs psychics when artificial intelligence (AI) can read minds? New research released in December from Kyoto University in Japan has shown AI can decode thoughts on the scientific platform, BioRxiv, according to a recent report by CNBC.

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4 things to know about imaging pediatric headaches

Headaches are common in children, and many tools, often related to neuroimaging, exist to diagnose the situation, but there remains little standardized procedure in approaching individual cases and little clarity around the benefits and risks of pursuing imaging.

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It takes 2: Screening, treatment halve breast cancer mortality in US

Breast cancer mortality rates in the U.S. have decreased by roughly 50 percent from 2000 to 2012, according to a new stimulation modeling study released online Jan. 9 by JAMA.

3D videomicroscope at NY hospital turns neurosurgery into immersive experience

The experience of a surgeon's operation room is now comparable to that of going to a movie theater—including the use of 3D glasses.  

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Innovative PET tracer identifies, tracks bacterial lung infection

A team of researchers has proven a new radiotracer, 2-18F-fluorodeoxysorbitol (18F-FDS), more adept at tracking bacterial infection in lungs than current imaging methods, while also distinguishing bacterial infection from inflammation.

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The biggest obstacles facing radiology business managers in 2025

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New cardiac prevention paradigm explored in TRANSFORM trial using AI and CCTA

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.

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Cardiology practices pay $17.7M to settle fraud allegations brought on by whistleblowers

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.