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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Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography improves post-op cancer screening

Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) can be a helpful method to screen for postoperative breast cancer when paired with traditional mammography, according to research published July 6 in Clinical Radiology.

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Can dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI help researchers understand migraines?

Dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI can help measure the permeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in areas of the brain associated with migraines, potentially providing insight into the debilitating headaches and other neurovascular disorders.

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New imaging technique performs MRI scans of individual atoms

Scientists have developed a new MRI technique that can capture images of individual atoms.

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ASRT: Don't stop patient gonadal and fetal shielding during x-rays

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Board of Directors has announced that more research is required before it feels comfortable recommending the discontinuation of patient gonadal and fetal shielding during x-rays.

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Virtual gadolinium may give the real thing a run for its money

Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) can often bring out the best in MRI, but they’re controversial and thus increasingly avoided. A pilot study in Germany shows how an algorithm might substitute for an injection to track tumors of the brain and spinal cord (aka gliomas).

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SIIM19: AI can help radiologists detect AAA on CT scans

A deep neural network platform can help radiologists detect abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) on CT images, and is especially helpful in clinically challenging cases, according to research presented at the SIIM annual conference.

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Technologies combine to detect, localize and visualize pain signals in the brain

Aided by augmented reality, AI and portable neuroimaging technology, physicians may soon be able to tease out images of patients’ brains—right there in the doctor’s office—to see how much pain each patient is suffering.

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Link between higher BPE levels and breast cancer varies by risk

A higher level of background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) measured during breast MRI is associated with the presence of breast cancer in women at high risk of breast cancer but not in women with average risk, according to a new study.