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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‘We Will Be the Amazon of Radiology’

A midsize private practice blooms where planted.

Women dramatically underrepresented on cardiology journal editorial boards

An analysis of major cardiology journals in both the U.S. and Europe underlines the stark sex gap in cardiology, revealing that, between 1998 and 2018, there were no women editors-in-chief for U.S. general cardiology journals and only one woman editor-in-chief for a European journal.

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RBMA 2020 PaRADigm Keynoter Dr. McGinty Is Bullish on Radiology’s Future

"There’s so much to be excited about going forward," she told Radiology Business Journal Editor Dave Pearson in an exclusive interview. 

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How AI can improve care, limit unnecessary surgeries for patients with kidney tumors

Machine learning-based CT texture analysis can help with the evaluation of solid renal masses, according to new findings published in Academic Radiology. Could this help reduce the number of patients undergoing unnecessary surgeries?

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Digital PET detects smaller cancerous lesions, produces images nuclear medicine experts prefer

Providers believe the digital modality could ultimately provide a more accurate cancer diagnosis compared to conventional PET, authors reported in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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Inconsistent AI: Deep learning models for breast cancer fail to deliver after closer inspection

Numerous deep learning models can detect and classify imaging findings with a performance that rivals human radiologists. However, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, many of these AI models aren’t nearly as impressive when applied to external data sets.

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NorthStar’s new FDA approval means ‘immediate increase’ in Mo-99 production

The U.S Food and Drug Administration gave the go-ahead for two additional molybdenum-99 filling lines at the company's Columbia, Missouri, facility.

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Poor MRI quality highlights radiologists’ need to address language barriers

Exams of patients who require a translator appeared to be of “significantly worse” quality, underlining the need to strengthen communication, according to new research in Abdominal Imaging.