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. 

High-risk prostate cancer patients benefit from shortened course of radiation therapy

At the annual ASTRO meeting, experts shared that not only did the shortened protocol shave weeks off of the scheduled treatment plan, it also did not come at the expense of increased toxicity. 

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Risks of ionizing radiation exposure: Have patients been duped by internet misinformation?

The internet is a known breeding ground for misinformation, but political ideologies aside, how do popular medical/healthcare platforms hold up when providing patients with fact-based insights and advice? 

Ed Nicol, MD, MBA, FSCCT, consultant cardiologist, honorary senior clinical lecturer, Kings College London, and president-elect of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), discusses what he sees as the big technology advances in cardiac CT. #SCCT #SCCT22 #RSNA22

VIDEO: New cardiac CT advances to watch

Ed Nicol, MD, MBA, president-elect of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, discusses what he sees as the big technology advances in cardiac CT.

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Can standard radiation treatments replace surgery for some breast cancer patients?

As chemotherapy treatments improve, patients who respond well may be able to skip surgery with a low chance of recurrence.

X-rays may suffice for assessing some low-back fractures

It’s unlikely radiography will unseat MRI for routinely distinguishing between acute and chronic compression fractures of the lumbar vertebrae, but certain X-ray findings might, in cases, obviate the need for the pricier imaging option.

Newly approved radiation protection system said to reduce exposure by 90%

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s latest radiological clearance should come as welcome news to radiologists and cardiologists who perform interventional procedures.

Leslee Shaw, PhD, MSCCT, FACC, MASNC, FAHA, director of the Blavatnik Family Women's Health Research Institute, a professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and a former president of both SCCT and ASNC. She explains the sex differences in cardiovascular imaging presentations in women versus men.

VIDEO: CT can play a role in identifying women's differences in cardiovascular presentations

Leslee Shaw, PhD, director of the Blavatnik Family Women's Health Research Institute, a professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and a former president of both SCCT and ASNC, explains the sex differences in cardiovascular imaging presentations in women versus men. 

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The brain imaging-based argument for letting kids play video games

Functional MRI brain imaging studies have revealed higher brain activity associated with attention and memory for gamers who play three or more hours per day.