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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U.K. hospital trust extends contract with Agfa for PACS, DR systems

Agfa HealthCare has signed a seven-year contract extension with Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital National Health Services Trust in England for PACS and DR systems.

Advanced imaging use spikes among elderly with stage IV cancer

Nearly all elderly patients with stage IV cancer underwent at least one CT, MRI, PET or nuclear medicine scan between diagnosis and death or the end of follow-up, according to research published July 30 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 

AHRQ: Hospital stays related to obesity hit 9% in U.S.

In 2009, there were 2.8 million hospital stays in which obesity was a principal or secondary diagnosis, accounting for more than 9 percent of hospital stays, which represents an increase from about 3 percent of hospital stays in 1996 and 6 percent of stays in 2004, according to a statistical brief published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

EU clears C-Pulse heart assist system for Class III, IV HF

Sunshine Heart has received CE mark approval for its C-Pulse heart assist system for the treatment of Class III and ambulatory Class IV heart failure (HF), which will allow for commercialization of the technology in Europe and countries in Asia and Latin America that recognize the CE mark.

CT paves the way to more accurate kidney stone volume estimates

Mayo Clinic researchers have proposed a method of estimating kidney stone volume using CT images that offers significantly improved accuracy compared with threshold-based methods, according to a study published online July 23 in the Journal of Urology.

PET/CT reveals treatment effect in kids with CF

FDG PET/CT showed post-treatment inflammatory changes in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), and these changes correlated with lung function, sputum neutrophil counts and CF-CT scores, according to a study published online in Radiology on July 24.

Siemens PETNET, Novation ink deal

PETNET Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens Medical Solutions, has signed a five-year agreement with Novation to offer its portfolio of PET radiopharmaceuticals for oncology, cardiology and neurology to healthcare facilities nationwide.

Imaging in black and white

The top news of the week may seem all too familiar to radiology stakeholders. On the one hand is the bad news: Demand for radiologists has plummeted. The other hand shows the promise of diagnostic imaging. Studies have illustrated its potential to extend the golden window for stroke treatment, expedite evaluation and care of patients with chest pain and detect amyloid plaque. And in the middle is the drop in imaging utilization, which was attributed to a variety of factors.

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