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.

FDA issues recall on Philips spectral CT systems
A software issue could lead to the affected devices inadvertently moving, potentially making unintentional contact with patients or other equipment, according to the FDA.
Entire department of interventional radiologists resigns over failed negotiations
The negotiations pertain to disagreements on compensation and concerns over outdated equipment used during IR procedures.
AI turns low-quality MRI scans into helpful heart images
A team of biomedical engineers, radiologists and cardiologists has developed a new AI model capable of restoring low-quality cardiac MRI scans.
New AI-enabled, helium-free MRI system earns FDA clearance
The scanner requires just 0.7 liters of liquid helium for cooling—a fraction of the more than 1,500 liters standard systems need to operate safely.
How the shape, size and location of calcified carotid plaques affect stroke risk
A new analysis provides further insight into factors affecting plaque stability and subsequent ischemic events

AI-powered ECGs improve care for high-risk heart patients

The study, published in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, included data from more than 1,600 patients who presented at the ED with shortness of breath.

CV societies ‘very concerned’ about proposed coverage changes for MR therapy

The American College of Cardiology, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Association for Thoracic Surgery and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions all collaborated on the response.

MRI screening women with a family history of breast cancer a cost-effective intervention

Dutch scientists reached their conclusion by conducting an economic evaluation, using a simulator to estimate costs and lives saved across a cohort of 10 million women.

Biopharmaceutical firm AC Immune wins funding for ‘game-changing’ Parkinson’s PET agent

The win comes shortly after the Swiss-based company shared positive early results for its radiotracer during the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Is reopening schools safe? Doctors warn of new ‘paradigm shift’ in COVID-19’s impact on children

Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School physicians added that the virus is "far more" than just a respiratory illness in this population.

Physicians battle bill that would allow APRNs to order CT scans, MRIs and other advanced imaging

The American Medical Association is asking lawmakers to quash the legislation, concerned it would increase healthcare costs while also threatening the “health and safety of patients."

COVID-19 patients with neurological symptoms warrant ‘prompt workup’ for stroke

Mount Sinai researchers also found those with the disease are 2.4 times more likely to suffer large vessel occlusion stroke.

Follow-up bone mineral density x-ray mostly useless for healthy postmenopausal women

DXA three years after baseline did not improve the accuracy of fracture-risk assessment, experts wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Medical Imaging

FDA issues recall on Philips spectral CT systems

Entire department of interventional radiologists resigns over failed negotiations

AI turns low-quality MRI scans into helpful heart images

New AI-enabled, helium-free MRI system earns FDA clearance

How the shape, size and location of calcified carotid plaques affect stroke risk