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.

New radiopharmaceutical achieves remission in difficult-to-treat pancreatic cancer
Researchers are optimistic about the treatment's potential, as more options for pancreatic cancer are "urgently needed."
Solis Mammography opens 4 new imaging centers
The TowerBrook Capital-backed breast imaging provider announced the latest openings on May 11, with new centers in Houston and Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
State health authorities investigating radiology group's handling of fatal MRI incident
The patient was reportedly having difficulty breathing before the scan started but signaled to technologists that he was doing OK once it began.
Simple measurement from routine X-rays accurately predicts post-op lung cancer outcomes
For the first time, research has identified diaphragmatic dome height measured on chest X-rays as an indicator of what patients’ post-op recovery will look like following surgery for cancer or other lung disorders.
Patients are discussing whole-body MRIs on Reddit, presenting opportunity for radiologists
“Radiologists are well-positioned to contribute evidence-based guidance, promote transparency, and help patients make informed decisions," experts write in Clinical Imaging.

AI helps spot pancreatic cancer over a year before radiologists can

New radiopharmaceutical achieves remission in difficult-to-treat pancreatic cancer

Researchers are optimistic about the treatment's potential, as more options for pancreatic cancer are "urgently needed."

Solis Mammography opens 4 new imaging centers

The TowerBrook Capital-backed breast imaging provider announced the latest openings on May 11, with new centers in Houston and Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

State health authorities investigating radiology group's handling of fatal MRI incident

The patient was reportedly having difficulty breathing before the scan started but signaled to technologists that he was doing OK once it began.

Diaphragmatic dome height could inform lung cancer surgery outcomes

Simple measurement from routine X-rays accurately predicts post-op lung cancer outcomes

For the first time, research has identified diaphragmatic dome height measured on chest X-rays as an indicator of what patients’ post-op recovery will look like following surgery for cancer or other lung disorders.

Patients are discussing whole-body MRIs on Reddit, presenting opportunity for radiologists

“Radiologists are well-positioned to contribute evidence-based guidance, promote transparency, and help patients make informed decisions," experts write in Clinical Imaging.

Novel urine test reduces need for MR imaging, prostate biopsies

Vanderbilt experts have developed an assessment called MyProstateScore 2.0–Active Surveillance, which they say performs better than regular PSA-based testing and MRI for monitoring low-risk disease.

Siemens Healthineers nabs FDA clearance for 6 new IR systems

Siemens Healthineers scores FDA clearance for 6 interventional systems

Each device comes equipped with a new AI feature designed to deliver high quality imaging at lower radiation doses during IR procedures.

Half of emergency CT requests for children may not adhere to imaging appropriateness criteria

The overuse of CT scans on kids could be owed, at least in part, to the fear of missing a critical finding, new research suggests.