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. 

An attendee at AHA 2024 looking at educational displays on Lp(a) in the Novartis booth. Photo By Dave Fornell

Health systems use AI to target patients who may have elevated Lp(a) levels

"We can start helping people right now, and it would be meaningful if we can raise more awareness to reduce the burden of CVD," explained Katherine Wilemon, founder and CEO of the Family Heart Foundation. 

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Chatbots offer patients more appropriate MRI explanations than experts, study shows

Chatbots may be able to accurately explain MRI results to patients in ways that radiologists are not routinely available to do. 

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Lowest dose gadolinium-based contrast agent to date inches closer to FDA approval

Gadoquatrane is now set to go through the regulatory review process on its trek to earning full FDA approval. 

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80% of requests for emergency head CT inadequate, single-center study finds

Addressing these inappropriate imaging referrals is necessary to reduce healthcare costs, radiation exposure and pollution, experts write in Insights into Imaging. 

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CT findings linked to dangerous subdural hematoma expansion

If left untreated, SDH expansion puts added pressure on the brain, which can lead to damage, impaired neurological function and even death. 

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Machine learning-based model predicts risk of severe pregnancy complication using MRI data

Placenta accreta spectrum is a serious and sometimes deadly perinatal complication. Instances of the condition have risen in recent decades, potentially due to an increase in cesarean deliveries.

Prem Soman, MD, PhD, FACC, FRCP, past president of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), the Richard S. Caligiuri Endowed Chair in Amyloidosis and Heart Failure, director of the Cardiac Amyloidosis Center, director of nuclear cardiology, and a professor of medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Heart and Vascular Institute. He is presenting the keynote Mario Verani Memorial Lecture at ASNC 2025, where he will discuss transforming cardiac amyloidosis care.

How nuclear cardiology has transformed care for cardiac amyloidosis

Prem Soman, MD, PhD, explained how early detection and new therapies have been game-changers for the treatment and diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis.

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Radiology provider Akumin touts launch of its first movable PET/CT imaging centers

The Plantation, Florida, company first announced the initiative at RSNA 2024, offering clients new “relocatable and expandable” centers to be deployed across the U.S.