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.

4 key factors that impact prostate MRI quality
MRI is an essential tool for diagnosing and managing the disease, but poor image quality and interpretation variability continue to hinder its widespread adoption
Imaging advocates express frustration with final hospital outpatient payment rule
Medicare is reassigning one CPT code for SPECT scans, which will result in a 57% reduction in reimbursement for certain imaging exams.
Experts call for more judicious use of contrast, highlighting environmental concerns
New data highlight the significant burden contrast media use places on the environment, prompting experts to call for more stringent use of these agents.
Community Health Systems sells ambulatory diagnostics segment to Labcorp for $194M
The all-cash deal is expected to be finalized in April 2026. With this divestment of its ambulatory labs, Tennessee-based Community Health Systems said it will be better able to focus on its core patient care business.
The future of MRI is helium-free
The healthcare industry accounts for close to 30% of global helium consumption, with MRI equipment needs accounting for a significant portion of that figure.

Argon Medical Devices Option Elite IVC filter

IVC filter recalled due to injury risk

Customers are urged to stop using these devices right away.

House lawmakers, ACR push bill requiring Medicaid to cover CT lung cancer screenings

U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., recently reintroduced the Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act.

Expanding lung cancer screening eligibility criteria could save tens of thousands of lives

“These findings suggest that current screening guidelines miss most patients with lung cancer, and age-based screening could improve detection and cost-effectiveness," experts note.

AI spots more pancreatic cancer than radiologists

The use of artificial intelligence has the potential to significantly improve the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, new data suggest.

Poor CT planning will 'wreak havoc' on 1 of nation's busiest EDs, staff say

Residents, nurses, technologists and transporters at Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, believe planned downtime will cripple an "already incredibly overstretched hospital.”

Caon Medical USA ultrasound director Dan Skyba explains advances in ultrasound processing algorithms at RSNA 2025.

Canon gains FDA clearance for new ultrasound processing algorithms ahead of RSNA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has green-lit new updates that improve microvascular flow, AI-assisted harmonic imaging and elastography, which Canon will showcase at RSNA 2025.

Members of Congress reintroduce bill requiring insurers to cover supplemental breast imaging

The Find It Early Act would ensure all women have access to supplemental exams, such as ultrasound and MRI, with no out-of-pocket costs.

Pennsylvania passes bill requiring coverage for supplemental breast imaging

It's slated to become the 31st state to finalize legislation eliminating out-of-pocket costs for follow-up exams after an abnormal screening mammogram.

Medical Imaging

4 key factors that impact prostate MRI quality

Imaging advocates express frustration with final hospital outpatient payment rule

Experts call for more judicious use of contrast, highlighting environmental concerns

Community Health Systems sells ambulatory diagnostics segment to Labcorp for $194M

The future of MRI is helium-free