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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Startup seeking to make MRI ‘10 times less expensive’ raises $17M

Paris, France-based Chipiron will use the Series A financing to build a prototype of its portable machine, hoping to launch clinical trials in 2026.

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Lantheus to seek approval for new Alzheimer’s PET imaging agent in Q3

The declaration comes with the North Billerica, Massachusetts-based drugmaker announcing positive results from two “pivotal” studies of MK-6240. 

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Stanford Medicine the first to use imaging system that lights up tumor margins intraoperatively

The organization is deploying the LumiSystem, which uses fluorescent dye and a small scope to illuminate cancerous tissue in the breast cavity during lumpectomy surgery.

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Health system harnesses Epic EHR tool to bolster breast imaging uptake

“Epic Campaigns offers an easy-to-use, all-in-one platform to reach patients for preventive screening," researchers detailed Tuesday in JACR. 

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Focal ablation yields lower treatment failure rates than surgery for prostate cancer

This is the first randomized controlled trial to compare the use of ultrasound energy-based focal ablation to robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. 

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How radiotherapy protects the hearts of breast cancer patients

The study's authors reviewed CCTA imaging results taken before and after radiotherapy, evaluating each image for signs of coronary calcification and inflammation. 

Imaging helps guide antidepressant medication choices

New research may help providers identify patterns on neuroimaging that could offer clues into how well patients are responding to antidepressant medications.

Marijuana may cause less lung damage than cigarettes

CT scans don't lie—cigarettes are harder on the lungs than marijuana

Many have touted smoking marijuana as a safer alternative to cigarettes. New imaging data offer clarity on whether this notion is actually true.