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.

Bayer's new imaging agent for cardiac amyloidosis impresses in clinical trial
The REVEAL study has been assessing the sensitivity and specificity of iodine 124 evuzamitide (I 124 evuzamitide), a PET agent capable of visualizing signs of cardiac amyloidosis on imaging.
PSMA PET imaging’s proliferation produces uptick in aggressive treatment for prostate cancer
First approved by the FDA in 2021, providers have rapidly adopted this clinical innovation, which offers greater accuracy in detecting prostate cancer.
Bill Gates-backed company breaks ground on 'world's most advanced' isotope production facility
Leaders involved in the new facility’s development estimate it will increase global Ac-225 production capacity twentyfold.
Radiologists speak out against whole-body MRI screening in prominent editorial
Matthew S. Davenport, MD, MBA, and Scott B. Reeder, MD, PhD, made their plea to patients and providers in an opinion piece published May 6 in JAMA.
New Mexico company sets sights on bolstering the domestic supply of Mo-99
Eden Radioisotopes believes the facility will have the capacity to produce up to 50% of the global demand for Mo-99 once completed.

PSMA-PET alters care for nearly 50% of patients with metastatic liver cancer

New research also revealed that the molecular imaging technique can better diagnose cancer spread compared to conventional CT scanning.

FDA clears first major upgrade to CT technology in nearly a decade

The new imaging devices utilize a fast-emerging technology known as photon counting and can enhance everything from diagnostic decision making to treatment planning.

More than 17% of emergency CTA results forced radiologists to break normal chain of communication

Yale physicians analyzed more than 700,000 visits from 236,000 patients for their results, shared in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

FDA-approved PET agent helps solve 87% of diagnostic breast cancer dilemmas

In 93% of solved cases, experts based their decisions solely on 18F-FES PET scan results.

Portable MRI specialist Hyperfine announces plans to expand overseas

The move is part of a larger commercial expansion goal to enter four additional countries within the next six months.

AI tool increases radiologists’ accuracy at spotting breast cancer on ultrasound scans by 37%

The system also helped reduce the number of biopsies and false positives, NYU Langone experts detailed recently in Nature Communications.

FDA clears artificial intelligence tool for incidentally determining heart disease risk via CT

HealthCCSng is the 8th U.S. Food and Drug Administration-cleared product from Israel-based Zebra Medical Vision.

Former X-ray technologist says exposing VA radiology problems ‘wrecked my life’

Jeff Dettbarn sounded the alarm in 2017 about improperly delayed and canceled imaging exams at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City.

Medical Imaging

Bayer's new imaging agent for cardiac amyloidosis impresses in clinical trial

PSMA PET imaging’s proliferation produces uptick in aggressive treatment for prostate cancer

Bill Gates-backed company breaks ground on 'world's most advanced' isotope production facility

Radiologists speak out against whole-body MRI screening in prominent editorial

New Mexico company sets sights on bolstering the domestic supply of Mo-99