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.

'Breakthrough' MRI contrast design could make GBCAs safer, more effective
Researchers are hopeful their new approach to developing MRI contrast will "pave the way for safer, smarter imaging in clinical diagnostics."
MRIs show how peanut consumption improves the brain's vascular function
Consistently incorporating unsalted peanuts into a person’s diet enhances cerebral blood flow to multiple brain regions.
CCTA will play an essential role in the cath labs of the future
Noninvasive coronary CT angiography is growing more and more important as time goes on, helping cardiologists make critical treatment decisions. Carlos Collet, MD, PhD, discussed the technique's potential to be a real game-changer for patient care in a new interview.
Society of Interventional Radiology urges UHC to update policy on radioembolization treatment
SIR contends that payments toward transarterial radioembolization (TARE)/selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) should extend beyond the current coverage limitations in patients with liver cancer and metastases.
RadNet acquires remote MRI scanning solutions provider Alpha RT
The company offers a suite of services including AI-powered safety monitoring in case something goes wrong in the MRI suite, staffing, training and certification.

The all-in-one brain software is currently being utilized in Europe at multiple clinical organizations, Advantis Medical Imaging said.

The algorithm doesn't add nor lose any image information needed to assess coronary plaques, experts said.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is accepting comment on the proposal through Dec. 17 and hopes to finalize it by February.

Actinium-225 is a therapeutic radioisotope used to deliver targeted radiation that kills cancer cells.

Premenopausal women benefit most from spiral breast computed tomography, experts said this week.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wants to lower the starting age from 55 down to 50 while also modifying required smoking pack-years.

There is “immense variability” in how this is handled in clinical practice, with a lack of evidence-based literature, experts wrote in JACR.

Providers are struggling to address disparities in minority communities, the American Lung Association reported.