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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Dual-time-point PET/CT may help determine malignancy in kids

Semiquantitative analysis of dual-time-point FDG PET data increased specificity for pediatric malignancies compared with single-time-point PET imaging, according to a study published in the February issue of American Journal of Roentgenology.

San Diego children’s hospital installs vascular x-ray from Toshiba

Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego has installed the Infinix CF-i bi-plane vascular x-ray system from Toshiba America Medical Systems.

Flurpiridaz F-18 PET superior to SPECT

Flurpiridaz F-18 PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) outperformed SPECT MPI in terms of image quality, diagnostic certainty and sensitivity, according to a study published Jan. 22 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Novation adds Carestream’s mobile x-ray to its portfolio

Novation has added Carestream’s DRX-Revolution mobile x-ray system to its medical imaging product portfolio.

Ultrasound features may be linked w/ breast tumor biology, prognosis

More than 75 percent of breast tumors showing posterior enhancement on ultrasound imaging were Grade III, and approximately one-third were triple negative, whereas posterior shadowing was strongly associated with an ER-negative and low-grade tumor, researchers reported in a study published in the February issue of American Journal of Roentgenology.

Samsung nabs NeuroLogica

Samsung Electronics America has acquired NeuroLogica for an undisclosed sum.

18F-ISO-1 shows promise for imaging cell proliferation

The first human study of the cell proliferation marker F18-ISO-1 indicated its safety and feasibility and suggested it may be used to stratify patients into high and low Ki-67 proliferative groups. The study was published online Jan. 28 in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

Protocols allow age-specific rad risk adjustments

Increased dose of IV contrast can compensate for reduced radiation dose, and vice versa, while maintaining signal-to-noise and contrast-to-noise ratios, offering protocol adjustments that can reduce age-specific risk, according to a study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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