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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Prostate cancer size is frequently underestimated on imaging

Newly published data recently revealed just how common the extent of prostate cancer is underestimated based on imaging measurements. 

Considerations for supplemental imaging should extend beyond breast density, analysis suggests

Women with increased breast density are targeted significantly more for supplemental imaging than those without dense tissue, but there are other factors that increase the risk of mammography screening failure that should also be considered, according to new data.

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Do clinicians want radiologists' management advice? Interviews shed some light on 'unwanted' recommendations

Clinicians only want the information they need to make treatment decisions, rather than advice on what actions they should take, the survey found. 

American College of Radiology, nuclear medicine society urge CMS to fix years-old billing code mistakes

SNMMI and ACR are pushing the agency to make modifications retroactive, so specialists can still claim lost revenues impacted by the error. 

University of Minnesota team develops compact portable MRI

Curbside MRI: Experts are developing system small enough to fit in a pickup

Someday, getting an MRI exam could be as simple as having food delivered to your door—at least that is the hope of a group of experts at the University of Minnesota who are working on a compact system said to be small enough to sit in the bed of a truck.

Malissa J. Wood, MD, associate chief of cardiology for diversity and equity, and co-director, Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, spoke with Cardiovascular Business to explains some of the latest data from the iSCAD Registry presented at the American College of Cardiology 2023 meeting. She also discussed how these patients are currently diagnosed and and managed. #SCAD

Management of patients with SCAD

Malissa Wood, MD, co-director of Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, shares some of the latest data from the iSCAD Registry.

Radiologist-recommended testing for primary hyperparathyroidism improves diagnosis

Biochemical evaluation for patients with incidentally detected enlarged parathyroid glands can prompt earlier diagnosis, according to new data in the American Journal of Roentgenology

Philips' latest collaboration could make xenon MR imaging more widely available

In alliance with Polarean, Philips is rolling out a new MR system with advanced multi-nuclei imaging capabilities that will offer radiologists a detailed evaluation of lung ventilation using xenon gas as a contrast agent.