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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Study explores patient preferences for radiologists’ attire and appearance

“Radiologists should acknowledge and accommodate these preferences to optimize patient satisfaction," researchers wrote in Academic Radiology

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Roche, Ibex Medical Analytics and AWS partner for better cancer diagnostics

The three companies are partnering to bring AI tools to Roche’s digital pathology platform to streamline cancer diagnoses.

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FDA grants Paige ‘Breakthrough’ status for breast cancer detection

Paige Lymph Node uses AI to assist pathologists in detecting breast cancer metastases.

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Intravascular ultrasound imaging startup exits ‘stealth mode’ with $35M in funding

Evident Vascular Inc. is developing a new transcatheter intravascular imaging technique to acquire images from inside blood vessels and guide interventional treatments.

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Kaiser Permanente fined $18K by OSHA for MRI accident

A nurse was crushed between a bed and MRI machine, resulting in serious injuries.

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New MRI guidelines help decrease call burden on off-hours neuroradiologists by 74%

“As radiology strives to lessen staff call burden, generalist triage can sustain clinical service levels and reduce at-home call burnout,” experts wrote in JACR

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Healthcare companies partner for ultrasound-powered Type-2 diabetes treatment

GE HealthCare and Novo Nordisk say ultrasound can be used to stimulate glucose metabolism.

FDA clears artificial intelligence-based MRI assistant from South Korean developer

Vuno's DeepBrain is intended to automate the manual process of identifying, labeling and quantifying brain structures from MRIs.