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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The new era of pharma

Pharmacological therapies have become all the rage in terms of providing new and innovative ways to prevent stroke in atrial fibrillation patients who are unable to tolerate warfarin. But as more and more clinicians begin administering these drugs and "real-world" clinical data become available, will the clinical outcomes change or more side effects crop up?

UConns director of CV research accused of faking data

The University of Connecticut announced Jan. 11 that it was in the process dismissing its director of cardiovascular research, Dipak K. Das, PhD, after concluding that he falsified data in published studies.

JACR: Hunt for misvalued services targets imaging

As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services comb through reimbursement codes to identify potentially misvalued codes, radiology is disproportionately targeted, primarily because of the specialtys historic accuracy in coding, according to an article in the January issue of Journal of American College of Radiology. The article pinpointed three sources of bias against radiology services.

FDA clears latest version of Siemens Acuson SC2000 ultrasound

The latest version of Siemens Healthcares Acuson SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA and is now commercially available in the U.S.

NIH's biomarker consortium releases study data on Alzheimer's

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Biomarkers Consortium has released biomarker data from studies intended to improve the ability to diagnose and measure the progression of Alzheimers disease.

ONC challenges patients on how to use IT to improve their health

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT announced that it will host the Healthy New Year Video Challenge and issued a call for video entries. 

UT Southwestern deploys PEM system

University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas has installed a PET scanner, the breast application for which is positron emission mammography (PEM), which will be used both for clinical patients as well as for research focused on lowering radiation dose and novel radiotracers.

Study: Headphone music helps patients chill out during prostate biopsies

Tuning in may be whats needed to tune out discomfort for men undergoing a prostate biopsies. A team of Duke Cancer Institute researchers found that noise-cancelling headphones playing a classical melody may reduce the pain and anxiety of the procedure, according to a study published in the January issue of Urology.

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