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.

Extended CTA exams up stroke detection by as much as 600%
New research reveals that expanding CT angiography scans of the head and neck to capture the area at least 6 cm below the carina can significantly increase the detection of cardioaortic thrombi.
Appeals court weighs in on radiology providers’ battle over state certificate-of-need law
A three-judge panel heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case pitting Virginia-based Chesapeake Diagnostic Imaging Centers against Sentara Advanced Imaging Solutions.
Radiopharma firm Telix launches new prostate cancer imaging agent Gozellix in US
The PET (positron emission tomography) product is now commercially available through distributors including Cardinal Health, PharmaLogic, Jubilant Radiopharma, and RLS.
AMA to advocate for improved Medicare payments for office-based labs
SCAI and other healthcare groups want changes made to how healthcare providers are paid after performing office-based lab procedures. "As much as we love delivering care as doctors, if we are losing money doing something, we cannot sustain it," one cardiologist explained.
CT colonography demonstrates ‘superior’ performance and cost savings vs. stool-based testing
“Given recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services coverage of CTC for CRC screening, this study and its conclusions are more important than ever,” experts write.

That’s according to new research out of the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, published in Internal and Emergency Medicine.

Emanuel Kanal, MD, founded the American Board of MR Safety to help develop safety standards for MR practices and to certify practitioners.

The Embolize Trial will test multiple procedures and assess any reduction in pain scores and medication usage.

No one was injured in the incident, which originated from under the MRI machine.

In a study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting, the procedure reduced hysterectomies by 94%.

The MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation comes with minimal side effects, offering cancer patients an alternative to radiation or surgery.

The Siemens Magnetom scanner utilizes dedicated radiofrequency sodium coils and parallel transmit technology—a “stark” difference from older models

RNI hopes their research will provide a new tool to combat the opioid crisis.