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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Nuclear medicine pioneer Wagner passes at 85

Genetic markers may be linked with erectile dysfunction after prostate cancer RT

Twelve genetic markers have been associated with the development of erectile dysfunction following radiation therapy (RT) for prostate cancer, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in the International International Journal of Radiation Oncology• Biology• Physics.

Lung Cancer Alliance wraps low-dose CT lung screening outreach effort

Molecular Insight Pharma launches prostate cancer agent trial

Tenn. purchasing group inks DR deal with Carestream

State-level cancer care costs to jump as much as 115 percent by 2020, study says

Calif. governor signs breast density notification bill

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill requiring physicians to give extra warnings to women with dense breast tissue, informing the women that additional screening through ultrasound or MRI, as opposed to mammography alone, may be recommended.

Racial, socioeconomic disparities pervade PET imaging

Use of PET among Medicare beneficiaries with cancer increased from 2004 to 2008, but the increase was not even between sociodemographic groups as the modality had higher utilization among whites and those in higher income zip codes, according to a study published in the September issue of Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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