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.

New iron-based imaging agent significantly improves brain tumor visualization
Ferumoxytol is used primarily in medications that treat anemia, but the FDA recently cleared it for deployment in brain imaging as well.
AI reduces readers' kidney lesion interpretation times by over 30%
The tool also can be used on contrasted abdominal scans completed for other clinical indications, addressing suspicious lesions before they worsen.
Nvidia sees major shift in radiology to AI agents and new autonomous imaging systems
“Physical AI agents being able to actually deliver some of these services—all the way into robotic surgery—this is where we're going to see this next chapter of medicine be written,” said Kimberly Powell, vice president and general manager of healthcare at Nvidia.
Scoring system outperforms standard radiology reports for predicting soft tissue tumor malignancy
The Soft-Tissue Tumor Reporting and Data System (ST-RADS) is an MRI framework that was designed to assess the risk of soft tissue tumors and help providers in managing the finding.
Mindfulness improves brain connectivity, MRI data show
Mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques combine meditation, bodily awareness exercises and yoga to temper stress and anxiety.

Group publishes new stress echo guidelines for ischemic heart disease

The American Society of Echocardiography released the new recommendations to replace its 2007 edition.

4 limitations of blockchain technology every imaging researcher should know

Anyone looking to learn more about blockchain should keep these limitations in mind at all times.

Quality assurance sessions have limited impact on cancer detection, but help educate technologists

These sessions can help further education, promote discussion of instructive cases and invite performance feedback from fellow radiologists.

US waives ban on uranium exports used to produce Mo-99

The move delays a restriction on licenses required to export highly enriched uranium for two years.

3 key differences between the diagnostic reasoning of humans and AI

The use of AI in healthcare is rapidly rising, but healthcare providers remain an absolutely essential part of patient care, according to a new analysis published in CMAJ.

AI solution for skin cancer receives 2 FDA Breakthrough Device designations

3Derm Systems, a Boston-based skin imaging and diagnostics company, has received two FDA Breakthrough Device designations for its 3DermSpot AI solution.

Medical societies release AUC ratings for imaging congenital heart disease patients

The 47-page document, published Jan. 6 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, touches on multiple cardiac imaging modalities, rating them based on their appropriateness for examining adults and children with previously diagnosed heart defects.

What’s to Gain from Strain? Experts Say Strain Echocardiography Is on the Path to Acceptance

Despite its diagnostic and prognostic value, speckle-tracking strain echocardiography is underused, some cardiac imagers say. What will it take for adoption to pick up?

Medical Imaging

New iron-based imaging agent significantly improves brain tumor visualization

AI reduces readers' kidney lesion interpretation times by over 30%

Nvidia sees major shift in radiology to AI agents and new autonomous imaging systems

Scoring system outperforms standard radiology reports for predicting soft tissue tumor malignancy

Mindfulness improves brain connectivity, MRI data show