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.

Rapid brain MRI protocols cut payer costs while patient out-of-pocket spending remains unchanged
This type of imaging is increasingly being implemented in clinical care, though financing and billing practices have lagged these advances, experts write in Pediatric Radiology.
SimonMed hopes to drum up whole-body MRI business
The Tucson, Arizona-based radiology practice announced it will offer 20% discounts on its longevity scans to the military, veterans and first responders.
Reminder texts help radiology department reduce nuclear medicine appointment cancelations
Efficient scheduling is becoming increasingly important as demand for nuclear medicine services grows, experts write in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
New MRI technique maps 20-plus multiple sclerosis biomarkers in a single noncontrast scan
The technique enables researchers to observe acute inflammation, metabolic alterations, edema, axonal damage and demyelination in the brain without the use of GBCAs.
Late-stage breast cancer diagnoses have risen significantly over last decade
And the uptick in incidence rates is not exclusive to any one demographic or tumor subtype, experts caution.

Rapid brain MRI protocols cut payer costs while patient out-of-pocket spending remains unchanged

This type of imaging is increasingly being implemented in clinical care, though financing and billing practices have lagged these advances, experts write in Pediatric Radiology.

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SimonMed hopes to drum up whole-body MRI business

The Tucson, Arizona-based radiology practice announced it will offer 20% discounts on its longevity scans to the military, veterans and first responders.

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Reminder texts help radiology department reduce nuclear medicine appointment cancelations

Efficient scheduling is becoming increasingly important as demand for nuclear medicine services grows, experts write in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

New MRI technique could improve diagnosis and treatment of MS

New MRI technique maps 20-plus multiple sclerosis biomarkers in a single noncontrast scan

The technique enables researchers to observe acute inflammation, metabolic alterations, edema, axonal damage and demyelination in the brain without the use of GBCAs.

Late-stage breast cancer diagnoses have risen significantly over last decade

And the uptick in incidence rates is not exclusive to any one demographic or tumor subtype, experts caution.

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.