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.

Nuclear imaging groups share new flurpiridaz guideline
Several groups collaborated on the document, which is designed to help clinicians provide high-quality, consistent care when using flurpiridaz during cardiac PET imaging exams.
New study suggests link between birth defects and preconception CT imaging
The findings raise concerns about women who are planning on becoming pregnant and imaging-related radiation exposure in the weeks leading up to conception.
Radiation exposure during imaging may be causing some pediatric cancer cases
Although the risk of developing cancer due to radiation exposure during medical imaging is small, there are clear associations between the two.
Company building novel portable stroke MR imaging platform seeks investors
New Zealand-based Wellumio in January announced its expansion into the U.S., laying the groundwork for local clinical trials to test its device.
Breast ultrasound finding may signal invasive cancer, research suggests
Though this finding is relatively uncommon, it is expected that the BI-RADS 6th edition ultrasound lexicon will include it as a feature associated with malignancy.

35% of patients recovered from severe COVID-19 show potentially irreversible lung damage at CT follow-up

That's according to a study of 114 patients who were discharged from the hospital after being treated for the disease, published in Radiology.

New research expands PET imaging time window for patients with rare neuroendocrine tumors

In light of their findings, University of Copenhagen experts also believe 64Cu-labeled PET tracers will become more commonplace for clinical use.

Health groups launch new projects investigating COVID-19’s lingering impact on the brain

One study out of the University of South Carolina will use MRI to examine patients who've been virus-free for 28 days.

International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine moves annual meeting online due to COVID-19

The 2021 ISMRM conference and exhibition was set to take place May 15-20 as a hybrid in-person and online gathering.

Amyloid blood testing could cause 50% drop in PET scans required for Alzheimer’s trials

That’s according to a study of more than 400 dementia-free British citizens, shared recently in Brain.

AI trained on popular ImageNet dataset falls short during x-ray interpretation tasks

Researchers have long-believed software that performed well on this deep learning model would automatically translate to improvements during medical imaging assignments.

Whole-body MRI beats out PET/CT at detecting debilitating bone cancer

This imaging approach can also initiate earlier treatment for myeloma patients, potentially resulting in better outcomes.

UC San Diego working with molecular tech firm to advance MRI-based COVID-19 testing platform

If the Molecular Mirror is proven to be accurate, Menon officials said it would be able to test the entire population multiple times a week.

Medical Imaging

Nuclear imaging groups share new flurpiridaz guideline

New study suggests link between birth defects and preconception CT imaging

Radiation exposure during imaging may be causing some pediatric cancer cases

Company building novel portable stroke MR imaging platform seeks investors

Breast ultrasound finding may signal invasive cancer, research suggests