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.

New iron-based imaging agent significantly improves brain tumor visualization
Ferumoxytol is used primarily in medications that treat anemia, but the FDA recently cleared it for deployment in brain imaging as well.
AI reduces readers' kidney lesion interpretation times by over 30%
The tool also can be used on contrasted abdominal scans completed for other clinical indications, addressing suspicious lesions before they worsen.
Nvidia sees major shift in radiology to AI agents and new autonomous imaging systems
“Physical AI agents being able to actually deliver some of these services—all the way into robotic surgery—this is where we're going to see this next chapter of medicine be written,” said Kimberly Powell, vice president and general manager of healthcare at Nvidia.
Scoring system outperforms standard radiology reports for predicting soft tissue tumor malignancy
The Soft-Tissue Tumor Reporting and Data System (ST-RADS) is an MRI framework that was designed to assess the risk of soft tissue tumors and help providers in managing the finding.
Mindfulness improves brain connectivity, MRI data show
Mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques combine meditation, bodily awareness exercises and yoga to temper stress and anxiety.

Good news for sports fans — MRI exams show how watching sports improves well-being

Time to dust off those foam fingers because watching sports might actually improve connectivity in certain areas of the brain, new study suggests.

Private equity-backed radiology provider Rayus partners with AI startup to launch nationwide whole-body MRI offering

Ezra charges $950 to $2,500 for exams of healthy individuals and analyzes them with its FDA-cleared software to diagnose cancer and other conditions.

Bayer, Hologic unite to improve availability of contrast-enhanced mammography

The two companies have partnered on a new FDA-cleared CT injection system for the early detection of breast cancer.

PET/MRI may reduce unnecessary prostate biopsies by 83%

A study out of China found most patients biopsied for prostate lesions did not have clinically significant cancer, calling the clinical ranking systems into question.

Woman sues medical center after falling from CT scanner during a stroke

Monica Lynch is suing MidState Medical Center in Connecticut Superior Court, claiming the fall resulted in a lack of stroke interventions and further injuries.

Hologic, university settle lawsuit alleging radiology vendor infringed on mammography patent

The case dates to March 2020, when the University of South Florida Foundation filed suit against the Marlborough, Massachusetts-based company, which later countersued.

AI able to assess invasiveness of lung lesions to aid in surgery

In a study, the most accurate model combined deep-learning with a radionomics approach.

Practice must pay $14M after table collapses under patient during imaging exam, jury rules

The original inciting incident occurred in July 2014, when 58-year-old James Griswold visited the Connecticut provider group for a nuclear stress imaging test.

Medical Imaging

New iron-based imaging agent significantly improves brain tumor visualization

AI reduces readers' kidney lesion interpretation times by over 30%

Nvidia sees major shift in radiology to AI agents and new autonomous imaging systems

Scoring system outperforms standard radiology reports for predicting soft tissue tumor malignancy

Mindfulness improves brain connectivity, MRI data show