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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Pharmacy firm eyes 2024 rollout of 1st targeted PET imaging agent for kidney cancer

Telix Pharmaceuticals recently submitted its license application to the FDA for the investigational positron emission tomography agent TLX250-CDx (Zircaix). 
 

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Use of AI-driven CT workflows in outpatient imaging to better serve patients

Nasir Siddiqui, MD, chair of radiology at Duly Health and Care, explains how the suburban Chicago company uses computed tomography to more effectively treat its customers.

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Imaging chain dramatically improves diagnosis of fractures with AI

SimonMed achieved an 82% improvement in X-ray reading time using the technology. 

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Combining marijuana and tobacco may be extra bad for your lungs

According to new research shared by RSNA, smoking weed in combination with tobacco may increase the risk of damage to lung air sacs.

Virtual reality ‘gaming’ used to plan delicate cancer surgeries

After a successful procedure in Canada, researchers are exploring the broader applications of VR in planning surgeries.

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South Korean imaging AI vendor Lunit to acquire rival for $193M

Adding Volpara's mammography solutions, used in over 2,000 U.S. sites, could catapult the acquirer "into the forefront of the American market.”

Connected Cardiovascular Care Associates (C3) in Dallas is the first U.S. cardiology practice to install a dedicated Arineta Spotlight cardiac CT system. It is designed for outpatient settings and it the first install since Arineta ended its partnership with GE Healthcare where the scanner was previously known as the Cardiograph.

Arineta installs first dedicated cardiac CT in U.S. to improve access to CCTA

The news marks the first provider organization in the U.S. install of one of Arineta's systems since the end of its partnership with GE HealthCare.

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Radiologists lose market share of Medicare ultrasound billings to cardiologists in some settings

“These shifts may reflect changes in relative utilization of specialty-specific examinations or evolving payment policies," experts wrote in AJR