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.

Helium prices spike as war rages on—should MRI providers be worried?
The ramifications of the conflict in the Middle East may soon extend beyond the gas pump and into the healthcare sector, experts are cautioning.
Department of energy partners to bolster domestic radioisotope supply
Gadolinium-153, or Gd-153, is routinely used to calibrate nuclear imaging equipment. It has been in short supply since 2023 when global distribution of the radioisotope came to a halt.
Cardiologists use endovascular device for brain aneurysms to treat high-risk heart patients
A multidisciplinary research team has found a new use for a reliable medical device. Multiple heart patients have already benefited for the group’s outside-the-box thinking.
$Radiologist Michael Morris, MD, radiologist and director of cardiac CT and MRI at Banner Health, explains how cardiac radiology imaging is moving toward expanded use of fractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT) and artificial intelligence analysis of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) exams as a standard of care. He spoke to Radiology Business during RSNA 2025.$
Radiology embraces FFR-CT and AI plaque analysis as cardiac imaging evolves
The specialty is moving toward expanded use of fractional flow reserve CT and AI analysis of coronary CT angiography exams as a standard of care.
FDA clears portable photon-counting CT scanner
The system is designed for point-of-care settings such as outpatient offices, sports medicine practices and urgent care clinics.

Massive $100M mammography screening trial is a ‘waste,’ radiologist claims

The Harvard rad believes the federal funds put toward TMIST would have been better invested in assessing breast MRI more than 20 years ago.

Are COVID mRNA vaccines a cause of myocarditis in adolescents? MRI findings hold clues

Scan data published in the American Journal of Roentgenology suggests radiologists must remain cognizant of the link between myocarditis and vaccines.

Radiologists often misread common pelvic fractures, pushing some to unneeded specialty care

Providers rely on radiology reports when deciding to transfer patients to tertiary care centers, which may rack up unnecessary healthcare dollars.

First in-human study highlights benefits of dark-field imaging for early pulmonary disease detection

The X-ray technique may reduce patients’ radiation dose by a factor of fifty, according to a new study published in The Lancet Digital Health.

FDA clears software for enhancing CT, MR and X-ray images

Claritas claims its product can “significantly” bolster quality without altering images, helping docs diagnose faster and reduce bottlenecks

Point-of-care ultrasound cuts costs and visit times for patients with developmental hip dysplasia

An average POCUS encounter cost about $121 compared to $339 for formal sonographic evaluation, NYU ortho experts reported recently.

Whole-body MRI paired with artificial intelligence detects Type 2 diabetes with no additional data

Scientists used machine learning to identify diabetes-related variables from nearly 2,400 T1-weighted, magnetic resonance imaging datasets.

Researchers unveil first three-photon PET scanner with big implications for cancer care

The J-PET scanner will enable total-body positron emission tomography machines to be produced five times cheaper than traditional crystal-based technologies, experts said recently.

Medical Imaging

Helium prices spike as war rages on—should MRI providers be worried?

Department of energy partners to bolster domestic radioisotope supply

Cardiologists use endovascular device for brain aneurysms to treat high-risk heart patients

Radiology embraces FFR-CT and AI plaque analysis as cardiac imaging evolves

FDA clears portable photon-counting CT scanner