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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Injuries trigger recall related to tables used during image-guided procedures

Users have identified risks related to patients falling from the Philips furniture products during transfer or position changes, the FDA said Friday. 

PHOTO GALLERY: thyroid nodule imaging

This is a collection of radiology imaging showing various presentations of thyroid nodules.

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Simple CT metric predicts treatment-induced kidney impairment in prostate cancer patients

Though effective, Lu-177 radioligland therapy is not without side effects, some of which can be severe.

Jason Poff, MD, director of innovation deployment for artificial intelligence (AI) at RadPartners, explains the five-step process he uses to evaluate medical imaging AI.

5 steps for evaluating radiology AI applications

Jason Poff, MD, director of innovation deployment for artificial intelligence at Radiology Partners, explains the process he uses to evaluate medical imaging AI. 
 

Proteins in tardigrades could help prevent radiation-induced side effects.

Tiny 'water bears' may hold key to reducing radiation-induced side effects

These animals are virtually indestructible and have long outlived the dinosaurs due to their ability to withstand extreme cold, heat, natural disasters and even cosmic radiation.

Hospital system offers dedicated CT training path to address staffing issues

Recently the system was struggling to keep some of its CT departments fully staffed, causing delays in care and burdensome workloads for staff. 

Charalambos Antoniades, MD, the British Heart Foundation Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Oxford, is a co-founder of the company Caristo, which has developed technology to image coronary inflammation on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) scans to visualize a key factor of residual cardiovascular risk.

Detecting coronary inflammation on CT imaging could reshape preventive cardiology

New technology now being considered by the FDA for approval can capture coronary inflammation on CCTA images and provide risk assessments. What could this mean for the future of cardiac care? We spoke to one researcher to learn more.

Children show signs of post-COVID lung damage on MRI.

Advanced MRI shows decreased lung function in kids with persistent COVID symptoms

New research findings may help explain why children recovering from COVID-19 continue to struggle with lingering fatigue. 

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