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.

AI helps spot fatty liver disease on routine radiographs
If left undiagnosed and untreated for a prolonged period, fatty liver disease can progress to more serious conditions, such as cirrhosis and liver cancer.
FDA gives AI-powered blood test for obstructive CAD breakthrough device designation
The FDA clearly sees significant potential in a new multi-protein blood test from Prevencio. The company's goal is to gain full approval and get the test in the hands of emergency departments all over the United States.
First human X-rays in space to take place during upcoming SpaceX mission
Specialized portable imaging equipment will be deployed to study the impact of spaceflight on the human body.
Mycoplasma pneumonia: Experts highlight imaging findings linked to the pediatric diagnosis
Following a recent surge of mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia cases, experts have issued new guidance to help providers quickly identify and treat the condition, with imaging playing a prominent role.
AI rules out abnormal findings on chest X-rays, significantly reducing workloads
The commercially available software can correctly exclude pathology on chest radiographs with accuracy rates similar to those of radiologists.

NIH hands out $13.8M for new research into pre-dementia and Alzheimer’s

The grants will fund two separate studies led by a team at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System.

Wide adoption of primary-care POCUS deemed feasible but not immediately advisable

Twenty primary care providers changed half of their tentative diagnoses after using point-of-care ultrasound in 574 recruited patient cases over a one-month period.

Black women with breast cancer may face more treatment delays, longer treatment duration

Black women with breast cancer may be more likely than white women to experience delays in beginning breast cancer treatment, as well as a longer duration of that treatment.

Combination of DBT and synthetic mammography reduces recall rates among women with non-dense breasts

The study included data from more than 28,000 women.

How to predict a CVD patient’s risk of total, colorectal and lung cancer

The analysis was presented at ESC Congress 2020 and published in JACC: CardioOncology.

Is reopening schools safe? Doctors warn of new ‘paradigm shift’ in COVID-19’s impact on children

Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School physicians added that the virus is "far more" than just a respiratory illness in this population.

New CT technique slashes radiation exposure while retaining image quality

A separate study published Wednesday found dose reduction methods in chest tomosynthesis dramatically impacted image clarity, highlighting the difficulties with cutting patients' exposure.

MRI technique spots CTE markers in football players, with potential for real-time decision-making

High-contact athletes were three times more likely to have a blood brain barrier leak, with some who did not complain of severe symptoms also showing brain abnormalities on imaging.

Diagnostic Imaging

AI helps spot fatty liver disease on routine radiographs

FDA gives AI-powered blood test for obstructive CAD breakthrough device designation

First human X-rays in space to take place during upcoming SpaceX mission

Mycoplasma pneumonia: Experts highlight imaging findings linked to the pediatric diagnosis

AI rules out abnormal findings on chest X-rays, significantly reducing workloads