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.

Incident at nuclear medicine facility leads to Mo-99 shortage

The quality issue could force more than 12,000 patients into canceled exams.

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Doctors urging patients to come in for cancer screenings put off during pandemic

One radiologist estimates that only 50% of his patients have had their annual mammograms.

SimonMed signs MRI pact with Philips; FDA clears several new AI algorithms, plus more vendor news

Also, Sectra signs seven-year contract in the Netherlands, GE Healthcare announces an industry first, and Fujifilm expands a mammography-related partnership.

UT Austin, MD Anderson team up on massive effort to end cancer using imaging, advanced computing

The pair recently announced the first five projects to receive funding through the new collaboration.

RSNA garners more than 14,000 registrations as virtual annual meeting draws near

The in-person gathering has only been canceled twice before, in 1943 and 1945, due to circumstances surrounding World War II.

COVID classroom: Virtual interventional radiology course earns praise from medical students

Core hands-on experiences cannot be replaced, but Penn Medicine experts believe their model can help reshape the future of IR education.

Philips sees diagnostic sales slide 3%, including declines in ultrasound, MRI orders

The Amsterdam-based giant pinned the downturn on the postponement of radiology system installations and elective procedures.

‘Lesion-aware’ neural network challenges radiologists at classifying thoracic diseases on x-rays

More than 10,000 chest x-rays were used to develop the lesion-aware convolutional neural network, known as LACNN.

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