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.

Breast radiologists’ opinions diverge on how to structure resident education, rotations

Imaging experts said they were "surprised" at the lack of consensus regarding how to manage first rotations during a 12-week program.

Supplemental, short-protocol MRI a cost-effective addition for stroke patients in the ED

Head CT can sometimes miss the early signs of minor strokes, German scientists wrote in European Radiology.

Unsupervised artificial intelligence predicts COVID-19 progression, survival rates based on CT scans

Mass General scientists believe their AI system could address further facets of the pandemic and other diseases manifested in medical images.

National breast cancer screening expenditures surged 33%—to $5.2B—as DBT took hold

The U.S. healthcare system could have saved $1B if women were screened solely with 2D mammography in 2019, Yale experts wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine.

New tool helps providers choose follow-up imaging or treatment for patients with aneurysm growth

The triple-S model accurately estimates a patient's risk of intracranial aneurysm rupture based on a handful of risk factors, experts reported in JAMA Neurology.

NorthStar wins federally backed $37M agreement to advance Mo-99 capabilities

With this new award, the Beloit, Wisconsin, company has received upward of $100M in cooperative agreements from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Radiologists, nonphysicians both say PCPs and referrers responsible for incidental findings follow-ups

An American College of Radiology expert panel surveyed nearly 400 healthcare professionals last year for their findings.

Contrast-enhanced mammography as effective as MRI at evaluating newly diagnosed breast cancer

CESM utilizing iodine offers a sound alternative to magnetic resonance, illuminating lesions otherwise invisible on a regular mammogram.

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