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.

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.
AI model nearly halves false positive rates for lung cancer CT screenings
Reducing false positives could decrease the frequency of unnecessary procedures, lower the associated costs and also ease patient anxiety concerning CT results.
A robot may soon be handling patients' ultrasounds in a Wisconsin health system
The machine will be operated remotely by a sonographer who has been trained to conduct remote ultrasound exams.

RSNA publishes new coronavirus CT case study

The case details a 33-year-old woman with CT findings commonly seen in other patients with 2019-nCoV.

AI, radiation dose and the ‘Holy Grail’ of high-quality imaging results

Radiology researchers have been spent countless hours seeking a dose-reduction technique that provides high-quality images while still limiting the patient’s exposure to ionizing radiation as much as possible.

FDA approves PET tracer trial testing ability to diagnose multiple sclerosis

The imaging agent—Myeliviz—will be tested in humans for the first time, and may change the way clinicians diagnose the autoimmune disease.

NELSON trial confirms overwhelming benefits of CT lung cancer screening

With estimates from the American Cancer Society, implementing this intervention could save between 30,000 and 60,000 lives in the U.S. each year.

Yet another key way AI could improve stroke care

Stroke care is one of the fields where AI research has made its biggest impact in recent years, and a new study published in Radiology focused on yet another way this evolving technology can make a difference.

Perfusion CT safely diagnoses early brain death in TBI patients—but may help save others

The approach can help families make more informed treatment decisions, which can be critical for organ donation, according to authors of a new study.

Abnormal findings affirm radiologists' key role in EVALI fight

Imaging experts can help diagnose vaping product use-associated lung injury and clear up confusion surrounding the epidemic, experts wrote in Radiology.

Chest radiography aids diagnosis of coronavirus cluster in Vietnam

A team from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam recently detailed the case of a 65-year-old man who acquired the virus after traveling to Hanoi from the Wuchang district in Wuhan with his family.

Medical 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

AI model nearly halves false positive rates for lung cancer CT screenings

A robot may soon be handling patients' ultrasounds in a Wisconsin health system