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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Is the future of nuclear medicine, radiology heading in the right direction? Experts take a look

Nuclear radiology is quickly evolving, but recruiting medical students into the field has been a challenge. A new study suggests young trainees aren't fully informed about the growing opportunity.

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Use of CT and MRI to diagnose eye problems in the ED skyrocketing, underlining need for guidance

Johns Hopkins researchers recently made that determination by scouring data from millions of ED visits conducted between 2007 and 2015. 

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Opioid exposure in womb alters infants’ brain function, MRI scans reveal

Indiana University School of Medicine recently made that discovery using resting state functional MRI to scan the brains of 16 sleeping newborns. 

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Cost determinants come to light for managing blood-vessel abnormalities in the brain

Arteriovenous malformations in the brain are best obliterated with surgery following preoperative embolization. However, radiosurgery is a considerably less costly option that may suffice in some cases.

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AI May As Well Stand for ‘Already Ingrained’

Two short years after RadiologyBusiness.com added AI as a standalone beat, it seems the technology has burrowed into radiology like the Burmese python took to the Everglades. At first its presence was novel. Soon it became not uncommon. And now the infiltrator is in everyone’s head. It may as well be everywhere.

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‘Accurate, robust’ AI detects lung nodules in chest x-rays

Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) can be trained to detect lung nodules on chest x-rays, according to a new study published in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine.

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New Mexico-based company gains funding, land for new Mo-99 reactor

The reactor is smaller than most, operating at 2 megawatts, and requires less maintenance than larger reactors.

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1 in 3 cancer patients wishes they had known more about treatment-related side effects

Although 90% of those surveyed said they stand by their choice of treatment, one-third did not have enough information about the side effects of radiation, chemotherapy or surgery.