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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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DBT doesn’t benefit subset of women facing higher breast cancer risk, poorest mammography outcomes

3D mammography did not bolster cancer detection or reduce recall visits in the 10% of women considered to have "extremely dense" breasts, radiologists explained in JAMA Network Open.

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Physicians urge peers to quash ‘low value’ use of daily chest x-rays in the ICU

The pair of pulmonary and critical care providers with two prominent hospitals acknowledged that such imaging is well-intended, but noted that this practice is outdated and lends little benefit to the patient. 

Caption Health gains FDA clearance for AI-powered ejection fraction software

The original software first received FDA clearance back in 2018. This updated version, Caption Health has said, is easier for clinicians to use.