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.

AI combining contrast-enhanced and non-contrast CT accurately identifies brain metastases

The platform utilizing both image types detected cancer with a positive predictive value of 44%, beating out a contrast-only approach.

Greater low-dose CT vigilance needed among head and neck cancer survivors, study asserts

HNC survivors with a significant smoking history face a 2.5 times higher rate of lung cancer than others who never had the disease.

Many nationally recognized cancer centers are not complying with price transparency rules

The lack of cooperation may be hindering efforts to rein in cancer costs and improve affordability, oncology experts explained recently.

Performing serial MRIs in young patients with hemophilia may spot early joint damage

Experts tracked patients managed across 11 treatment centers over the course of more than a decade for their findings.

Radiologists must embrace low-field MRI or ‘we will be in trouble,’ expert says

The specialty needs to work together and address a number of issues surrounding the disruptive technology, Yale Director of MRI Services Jeffrey C. Weinreb, MD, argued.

Cooperation during pediatric MRIs improves with parental participation, study shows

Parent-assisted MRI scans improve imaging procedures and reduce associated costs, experts reported recently.

Oncologists warn of ‘significant’ incidental findings, unrelated to primary cancer, on treatment planning CT

While rare, these instances may represent “major” clinical findings and necessitate additional imaging, rad oncology experts urged.

Imaging group says new guidelines for chest pain contain some ‘troubling recommendations’

The update is meant to help clinicians improve outcomes while reducing costs, but one advocate says certain imaging suggestions may cause unanticipated harm.

Medical Imaging

'Breakthrough' MRI contrast design could make GBCAs safer, more effective

MRIs show how peanut consumption improves the brain's vascular function

CCTA will play an essential role in the cath labs of the future

Society of Interventional Radiology urges UHC to update policy on radioembolization treatment

RadNet acquires remote MRI scanning solutions provider Alpha RT