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 link between creativity, connectivity of white matter

An MRI-based experiment found creative individuals had more connections between right and left brain hemispheres than test subjects who performed poorly in creativity testing.

X-ray machine allows cleft palate patients to be treated at single clinic

A new x-ray machine in a Colorado Springs clinic is making it easier for patients to get treated for cleft palate conditions in a single location.

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MRI breast screening: Not just for high-risk women

MRI breast screening is an effective supplement to traditional mammography, even for women with an average risk of breast cancer, according to a study published in Radiology.

Study suggests ADHD is a disorder of the brain

A group of researchers who used neuroimaging to study the brain regions in children and adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have found the condition should be considered a brain disorder.

Data suggests patients with pacemakers can safely receive MRI

A new study found that many patients who have a pacemaker could safely get non-chest MRIs by reprogramming the device before and after the scan to prevent malfunction.

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Size-adjusted dose benchmarks: Is your facility in the danger zone?

The world’s largest dose index is being put to work for the benefit of physicians and patients everywhere in the form of national dose guidelines for the most common CT exams preformed in the U.S.

Gamma Medica, Hospital Services Limited to expand into European breast imaging market

Gamma Medica, a molecular breast imaging (MBI) technology company, reached an agreement with Hospital Services Limited (HSL), a medical device company that distributes, installs and services radiology capital equipment and medical devices.

MRI detects signs of autism in high-risk infants

Researchers, who used MRI on infants who have older siblings with autism, were able to correctly predict about 80 percent of those infants who would later develop autism.

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.