Diagnostic Imaging

Radiologists use diagnostic imaging to non-invasively look inside the body to help determine the causes of an injury or an illness, and confirm a diagnosis. Providers use many imaging modalities to do so, including CT, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, PET and more.

Cloud data storage is enabling new efficiencies in healthcare and radiology.

Philips moves digital pathology to the cloud with AWS

The partnership aims to move labs to digital workflows to streamline diagnostics.

March 13, 2024
An MRI of a fetus inside the mother. The freakish appearance of the eyes and the face are normal for MRI fetal imaging. Image courtesy of RSNA. Baby MRI, baby ultrasound

PHOTO GALLERY: What does fetal medical imaging look like?

This is a clinical photo gallery of fetal imaging that explains what all can be seen on medical imaging, how sex is determined, how measurements are used to track the development of a baby.

March 11, 2024
Pollution

Speaker laments radiology’s major contribution to climate change

Jonathan Gross, MD, argues that diagnostic and interventional radiology were “not developed with sustainability in mind.”

December 7, 2023
Video of Christina Albert, MD, MPH chair, Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai, explaining the changing approaches to sudden cardiac arrest. #SCA #SCD #ESC #ESC23 #ESC2023

Changing approaches to the treatment of sudden cardiac arrest

Preventing sudden cardiac arrest involves managing risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes. We spoke to Christina Albert, MD, about this and much more at ESC 2023.

October 9, 2023
diagnostic accuracy

Radiologist accuracy takes a hit overnight, especially with advanced imaging exams

Serious discrepancies between preliminary imaging reads and final radiology reports are at risk of accumulating when the prelims are rendered during overnight hours. 

August 16, 2023
Clinical illustration showing the types of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Lisa Salberg, CEO of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association (HCMA) explains how the group has helped improve HCM patient care. #HCM #Hypertrophiccardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association has helped advance HCM care

The Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association (HCMA) has helped guide and advance HCM care not only for patients, but also for hospitals and physicians. 

August 2, 2023
medical school students appropriate use criteria imaging

Appropriate use of imaging proven teachable during medical ed

Radiology education researchers have created an image-intensive online course for third- and fourth-year medical students wishing to learn radiology remotely.

July 21, 2023
artificial intelligence in radiology medical imaging interpretation

Interpretive AI for medical imaging: 5 points of skepticism, idealism

Surveying the landscape of interpretive AI in radiology, two researchers note a yawning gap between great expectations set in the recent past and actual clinical implementations as of spring 2023.

May 25, 2023