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. 

More exposure to AI would make med students less uneasy about radiology

During the fourth, fifth or sixth year of medical school, more than half of students across faculties in Brazil’s largest city believe AI is a threat to the radiology job market.

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SIIM20: Radiology departments turn to tech to connect with patients

Imaging informatics experts from the University of Pennsylvania and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center shared their successes—using varying levels of technology to connect and improve the patient experience—during SIIM's virtual meeting.

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Remote reading is here to stay: How radiology can prepare for a virtual future

“[Remote reading] could be a new normal in a specific paradigm shift for all of us and we’re going to have to adapt," Matthew Hayes, a PACS Manager at Radiology Partners, said during SIIM's 2020 virtual meeting.

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Newly discovered gene sparks early amyloid changes responsible for Alzheimer’s

The findings, published June 22 in JAMA Neurology, should help identify people at the greatest risk of developing the disease.

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Radiology experts warn of dangers when MR imaging patients with magnetic eyelashes

Such cosmetic accessories have gained popularity in recent years, but do not typically show up on patient intake forms. 

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Focused ultrasound approach shows ‘substantial potential’ for treating deadly brain tumor

Using the "sonodynamic" technique, UVA Medicine researchers reduced the total number of living cancer cells by nearly 50%.

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MRI technique spots CTE markers in football players, with potential for real-time decision-making

High-contact athletes were three times more likely to have a blood brain barrier leak, with some who did not complain of severe symptoms also showing brain abnormalities on imaging.

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Researchers question COVID-19's direct impact on the brain, say evidence is 'still lacking'

They did find that patients with prior neurological conditions and those over age 60 were at an increased risk for developing new onset complications—including central nervous system infection, seizures and consciousness disorders.