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. 

WMIC brings the world of molecular imaging to Georgia this week

The World Molecular Imaging Congress being held in Savannah, Ga., from September 18 – 21 is in full swing and bringing new focus to the worldwide molecular imaging agenda.

Cleveland Clinic Innovations Creates Spin-Off Company to Develop a Vaccine for Preventing Breast Cancer

Cleveland Clinic Innovations has created a spin-off company to develop a preventive breast cancer vaccine based on research from Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute.

New Accreditation Pathway Tailored to Podiatric Practices

Podiatrists who own in-office cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging equipment now have a pathway to demonstrate their commitment to quality and acquire accreditation through the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC).

Versatile imaging systems will transform ultrasound imaging, says congress poll

A new breed of versatile, portable and easy to use imaging systems will have the most significant impact on ultrasound imaging over the next five years, a recent poll of healthcare professionals by Siemens Healthcare has found.

Definiens and Advanced Cell Diagnostics launch software for quantitative RNA in situ hybridization

Definiens AG, a healthcare company that advances personalized medicine through image analysis and digital pathology solutions, and Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD) of Hayward California, a leader in molecular pathology, announced recently the commercial launch of RNAscope® SpotStudio™, a custom-designed image analysis software application for ACD's RNAscope®Assays to detect and quantify RNA biomarkers.

What buckyballs can bring to imaging

Buckyballs, the soccer ball-shaped carbon nanoparticles, have shown promise for applications in medicine, but how they are created is a mystery.

VCAM-1 imaging in ovarian cancer may improve survival

Homing in on vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression in metastatic ovarian cancer with SPECT could gauge response to therapy and potentially improve survival, according to a study published Sept. 12 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

Technetium kit shortage until mid-October

Jubilant DraxImage, a distributor of the MAA lyophilized Technetium-99m kit, announced that as of Sept. 6 a disruption in the company’s supply chain would effectively render the technetium-synthesis kit out-of-stock until an unspecified date in October, according to a letter to customers.

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.