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. 

Wes Folds, nuclear/PET clinical specialist, Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC), discusses radiotherapy theranostics program accreditation at the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) 2025 meeting. #RBMA #SNMMI

How to score accreditation for a radiotherapy theranostics program

Wes Folds, a PET specialist with the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, discusses a new nuclear offering from IAC. 

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CT radiation exposure could account for 5% of future cancer diagnoses

According to new projections, the nearly 100 million CT scans conducted in the U.S. during 2023 will result in approximately 103,000 future cancer diagnoses annually due to radiation exposure alone.  

"Imaging skins" could improve surgical removal of cancerous tumors.

How 'imaging skins' could improve surgical precision in oncology settings

The novel X-ray detector was designed to be integrated into a custom imaging system that converts radiation into light.

Opportunistic screening tool for osteoporosis nabs FDA clearance

The algorithm can be applied to noncontrast abdominal CT scans completed for any clinical indication.

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Not all radiologists are buying what AI is selling, even when the technology outperforms humans

Providers are up to three times more likely to trust the opinion of humans over AI, even when the algorithm is proven to detect more cancerous lesions than radiologists. 

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How often does mid-treatment imaging change how cancers are managed?

Imaging might not drive as many treatment adjustments as previously believed, according to a new meta-analysis.

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Experts may have discovered why some patients are more susceptible to GBCA-related side effects

A new study focuses on the role oxalic acid may play in the body’s ability to eliminate gadolinium after an MRI study.

The Agitation Solutions Orbis Microbubble Generator simplifies and streamlines the process of saline agitation and delivery for cardiac bubble studies using a single use syringe. It is was cleared for use in Canada in 2024.

Right heart cardiac ultrasound contrast agent for shunts enters U.S. trial

Currently there are no FDA cleared echocardiography contrast agents commercially available for use on the right side of the heart to detect shunts, but a new agent that promises to improve workflow and imaging is about to enter a U.S. trial.