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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Protective methods to measure radioiodine exposure may be inadequate

Exposure to radioiodine can lead to DNA damage in thyroid cells and other tissue, but new research suggests current radiation protection principles may not be sufficiently monitoring radiation exposure to nuclear medicine professionals.

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Why all AI strategies need an imaging informaticist

Discussions about AI and radiology often focus on the researchers who help develop the algorithms and radiologists themselves. But a new analysis published in Academic Radiology shines a light on another key role in the implementation of AI: the imaging informaticist.

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USA Today: Massive marketing investments—not clinical evidence—buying 3D mammography acceptance

Marketing-related initiatives, rather than proven clinical efficacy, are putting pressure on women to choose 3D mammography, according to an investigation covered in USA Today.

3 AI systems detect TB better than radiologists

Deep learning neural networks can improve the detection of tuberculosis (TB) and provide health systems with considerable cost savings, according to new findings published in Scientific Reports.

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High-frequency microwave ablation: a better fix for lung malignancies?

A retrospective study reveals the promise of new high-frequency microwave ablation (MWA) technology in treating lung malignancies.

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AI IDs brain hemorrhages at high level, bests 2 of 4 radiologists

AI can detect brain hemorrhages in CT scans more accurately than some radiologists, according to new findings published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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AI earns high marks for evaluating x-rays in ED setting

Deep learning algorithms can be trained to flag suspicious chest x-rays in an emergency department (ED) setting, according to new research published in Radiology.

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Marketing efforts push 3D mammography despite lack of evidence they are better for patients

Manufacturers, hospitals, physicians and patient advocates have put significant marketing resources—including millions of dollars—into selling 3D mammograms to women, despite little evidence the modality is better than traditional mammography.