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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Good news for sports fans — MRI exams show how watching sports improves well-being

Time to dust off those foam fingers because watching sports might actually improve connectivity in certain areas of the brain, new study suggests.

April 15, 2024
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Private equity backed radiology provider Rayus partners with AI startup to launch nationwide whole body MRI offering

Ezra charges $950 to $2,500 for exams of healthy individuals and analyzes them with its FDA-cleared software to diagnose cancer and other conditions.  

April 15, 2024
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Bayer, Hologic unite to improve availability of contrast-enhanced mammography

The two companies have partnered on a new FDA-cleared CT injection system for the early detection of breast cancer.

April 12, 2024
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PET/MRI may reduce unnecessary prostate biopsies by 83%

A study out of China found most patients biopsied for prostate lesions did not have clinically significant cancer, calling the clinical ranking systems into question.

April 12, 2024
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Woman sues medical center after falling from CT scanner during a stroke

Monica Lynch is suing MidState Medical Center in Connecticut Superior Court, claiming the fall resulted in a lack of stroke interventions and further injuries.

April 12, 2024
Artificial intelligence can help make breast cancer screening mammography more accurate.

Hologic, university settle lawsuit alleging radiology vendor infringed on mammography patent

The case dates to March 2020, when the University of South Florida Foundation filed suit against the Marlborough, Massachusetts-based company, which later countersued. 

April 12, 2024
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AI able to assess invasiveness of lung lesions to aid in surgery

In a study, the most accurate model combined deep-learning with a radionomics approach.

April 11, 2024
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Practice must pay $14M after table collapses under patient during imaging exam, jury rules

The original inciting incident occurred in July 2014, when 58-year-old James Griswold visited the Connecticut provider group for a nuclear stress imaging test. 

April 11, 2024