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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German mammo clinic taps Sectra for osteoporosis screening

German mammography provider Radiologie Hofheim has deployed Sectra OneScreen to assess bone health and identify patients at risk of osteoporosis.

SNMMI, Alzheimer’s Association: Amyloid imaging OK for some

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the Alzheimer’s Association published appropriate use criteria for amyloid imaging Jan. 28 in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association and The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

Cardiac CT does not stack up to MPI for ischemia detection

Resting cardiac CT performed on a 64-slice system does not reliably detect myocardial ischemia compared with radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), according to a study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Lantheus names new CEO, board chair

Lantheus Medical Imaging has appointed Jeffrey A. Bailey as its president, CEO and a member of the board of directors, and Brian A. Markison as chairman of the board.

Mammo, cardiac bypass programs offers lessons for lung cancer screening

“The learning curve for lung cancer screening cannot be underestimated,” James L. Mulshine, MD, director of Rush Translational Sciences Consortium at Rush Medical College in Chicago, told Health Imaging. Given the massive learning curve, it can be helpful to survey the clinical landscape and see what lessons it holds.

Agfa installs two DR systems at U.K. hospital

Agfa HealthCare has installed two DX-D 600 Direct Radiography (DR) systems at Royal Cornwall Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Trust, in the southwestern county of Cornwall, U.K.

MD Anderson joins Philips, Elekta MRI-Guided RT collaboration

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston has signed an agreement to join a research group to advance the development of technology to merge radiation therapy (RT) and MRI technology in one system.

Europe plagued by fragmentation in RT services

An analysis of radiotherapy (RT) services in 33 European countries showed wide disparities in access, multiple areas of fragmentation and unmet needs, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in The Lancet Oncology. 

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