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. 

AMIC teams with GSG International for Mo-99, Tech-99 distribution deal

Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation (AMIC) has entered into a strategic alliance with GSG International to collaborate in the joint development of technologies for the production of medical isotopes and the marketing and distribution of related isotopes, equipment and services.

FDA clears two GE MR scanners

The Optima MR360 Advance and Brivo MR355 Inspire, two 1.5T MR scanners from GE Healthcare, have received 510(k) clearance.

Harnessing MR

Research published this week demonstrated MRI’s potential in two mysterious and devastating illnesses as well as ongoing concerns with inappropriate use.

Myocardial perfusion SPECT offers 5-year warranty

The short-term prognostic benefit of myocardial perfusion scintography (MPS) is well established, and the technique also delivers long-term value up to five years after initial imaging, according to a study in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 

Say what?: Tablet-based speech analysis system could catch concussions

A tablet-based testing system may soon be able to listen to a voice of an individual—a football player, for instance—and by analyzing speech patterns, determine whether the person has suffered a concussion, according to researchers at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.

Your brain: Use it or lose it

Patients with advanced education showing early signs of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) were found to be less vulnerable to neural damage associated with the disease, according to a review in the March publication of Neurology.

SNMMI, Alzheimer’s Association ramp up amyloid talks with CMS

 A March 22 teleconference between the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), Alzheimer's Association and other stakeholders discussed new appropriate use recommendations concerning amyloid imaging for the evaluation of Alzheimer's disease to be reviewed by CMS.

fMRI could ID kids vulnerable to schizophrenia before symptom onset

Children with family members who have schizophrenia, and are thus at risk of developing it themselves, have brains that function differently than those who are not at risk, according to a study published in the April issue of Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging.

Around the web

GE HealthCare designed the new-look Revolution Vibe CT scanner to help hospitals and health systems embrace CCTA and improve overall efficiency.

Clinicians have been using HeartSee to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease since the technology first debuted back in 2018. These latest updates, set to roll out to existing users, are designed to improve diagnostic performance and user access.

The cardiac technologies clinicians use for CVD evaluations have changed significantly in recent years, according to a new analysis of CMS data. While some modalities are on the rise, others are being utilized much less than ever before.