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. 

Northwestern radiologists find evidence for long-lasting, ‘bizarre’ COVID-19 muscle pain

CT, MRI and ultrasound images show the virus directs the body to attack itself, experts explained in a review published in Skeletal Radiology.

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Research reveals ‘remarkable gap’ in x-ray interpretation skills between primary care physicians, radiologists

Experts said all residency training needs to incorporate imaging courses and noted that primary care centers must have access to radiologists to ensure accuracy in emergency situations.

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Point-of-care ultrasound company Butterfly Network Inc. makes NYSE debut after finalizing merger

Following the estimated $1.5 billion deal with Longview Acquisition Corp., the device maker opened the trading day at $24.80 per share.

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AI spots dozens of missed incidental pulmonary embolism diagnoses at one hospital

The investigation was retrospective, but Duke scientists believe their algorithm could potentially aid radiologists in spotting near-misses in their work.

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New COVID-19 side effect: MRI links severe infection to dangerous eye problems

As a result of their findings, researchers with the French Society of Neuroradiology are recommending those with serious infection undergo eye screenings. 

Radiologists must be ‘cognizant’ of image origin, patient location to diagnose fungi diseases

In many regions, such as the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys, people are routinely exposed to spores that may lead to serious injury and even death.

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Mount Sinai launches mobile MRI unit with $3.8M gift, bringing prostate cancer care to Black communities

The project came in a response to a "major health problem": Black Americans are more than twice as likely to die from the disease as other men, one expert said.

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MRI could play central role in community-based screening for prostate cancer, experts say

"If successful, prostate MRI will be able to join mammography and LDCT of the thorax as an imaging screening test that saves lives," experts wrote in JAMA.