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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These 3 MRI features can help junior radiologists identify placental attachment disorders

When using three specific MRI features to identify placental attachment abnormalities, junior radiologists' detection accuracy increased significantly, experts recently explained in EJR.

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Is PET/CT or multiparametric MRI best for detecting prostate cancer? New research offers guidance

A comparison of the detection rates for 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT and mpMRI in low, intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer was recently shared by experts in EJNMMI.

University awarded research grant to study Alzheimer's using specialized brain MRI

The $3.8 million grant spans five years and will focus on cerebrovascular abnormalities by using a specialized imaging technique, the university announced this week.

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CT-based radiomics features can help diagnose COPD earlier than ever before

Using radiomic features from chest CT images could be more beneficial than standard pulmonary function tests at diagnosis and severity staging of COPD, doctors suggested in Academic Radiology.

Wearable MRI helmet makes brain scans quicker, quieter and crisper

The helmet is made from magnetic metamaterials and can cut brain scan times in half, researchers at Boston University recently explained.

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CMS expanding coverage for CT lung cancer screening, drawing imaging advocate praise

ACR and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons said they will work with the feds, medical providers and patients to implement new screening recommendations.

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F-18 FDG PET/CT highly sensitive for diagnosing cause of fevers with unknown origin

Such scans determined the final diagnosis in 54% of patients and were more accurate than CRP and WBC levels for identifying fever origin, according to research published in Scientific Reports.

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TEE improves 30-day outcomes for patients undergoing cardiac valve or proximal aortic surgery

Intraoperative TEE, researchers wrote, can provide value during any open cardiac valve or proximal aortic surgery.