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. 

CT identifies postpartum hemorrhage resistant to treatment

New findings support dynamic CT use in treatment-resistant postpartum hemorrhage

CT for severe PPH cases could help identify the source of bleeding with greater accuracy, leading to improved management and outcomes. 

Steve MacMillan Hologic

Private equity firms reportedly offer $16B-plus to acquire Hologic

The Marlborough, Mass., vendor rejected the offer from TPG and Blackstone but left the matter open to continued negotiations, according to the Financial Times. 

Video of neurologist Lucy He, MD, with the Alaska Stoke Coalition, discussing how they use AI and CT to revolutionize stroke care in the state.

Revolutionizing stroke care in rural Alaska with AI and CT imaging

Lucy He, MD, a neurosurgeon with the Alaska Stroke Coalition, explains how the state created an AI-based alert system to streamline the timely imaging diagnosis and transfer of stroke patients across the largest and most rural U.S. state.

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Nighttime IR 'float' call coverage improves productivity and patient care

Known to increase fatigue and impact performance, traditional call models for nighttime IR coverage contribute to burnout and gaps in patient care. 

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Certain knee injections may cause osteoarthritis to progress more rapidly, new MRI data suggest

These new findings may lead to more “judicious use” of corticosteroids in pain management.  

Predictive model helps identify malignancy in thyroid nodules.

Predictive model uses 6 ultrasound features to differentiate between benign and malignant thyroid nodules

Once the model is further validated, it could help guide providers in determining how to manage thyroid nodules. 

Hospital for Special Surgery pediatric MRI

MSK team achieves 0% sedation rate for pediatric MRI

Almost 2,000 children underwent musculoskeletal MRI over an eight-year stretch at the Hospital for Special Surgery, and not a single one of them needed sedation to get through the exam.

Example of the four types of breast tissue density. The density of fibroglandular tissue inside the breast impacts the ability to easily see cancers. Cancers are very easy to spot in fatty breasts, but are almost impossible to find in extremely dense breasts. These examples show craniocaudal mammogram findings characterized as almost entirely fatty (far left), scattered areas of fibroglandular density (second from left), heterogeneously dense (second from right), and extremely dense (far right). RSNA

Which exam is best for supplemental imaging of women with dense breast tissue?

It is widely agreed that women with dense breast tissue should undergo supplemental imaging in addition to their routine mammogram screening, but the jury is still out on which modality is best for cancer detection in this group.