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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Researchers ID potentially treatable genetic mutation target for therapy-resistant prostate cancer

German scientists found six of seven patients with difficult-to-treat cancer had genetic mutations in their DNA damage-repair genes, according to new research.

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Global medical isotope company secures $19M to ‘revolutionize’ nuclear medicine industry

Vancouver, British Columbia-based Artms will use the funding to help bolster the supply of locally produced radioisotopes, such as technetium-99m.

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Women with BI-RADS 3 mammography results should undergo 6-month follow-up

The research, which included more than 43,000 women, found that slightly under 2% of individuals tagged with a “probably benign” finding were later diagnosed with cancer.

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Hospitals should be required to report adverse radioisotope injections, expert argues

Inflitration occurs when a a radiotracer is not safely injected into an individual's vein, but the true impact of these adverse events remains unknown to patients and physicians.

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Chest x-rays in the ED help docs forecast COVID-19 severity in young adults

Mount Sinai researchers found that those with overall higher chest x-ray scores were 6.2 times more likely to require hospitalization.

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FDA grants Philips ‘industry first’ clearance to use ultrasound for COVID cardiac, lung complications

The Amsterdam-based company noted that this modality has become a useful tool for providers battling the pandemic, given its portability and easy-to-clean surfaces. 

New PET imaging approach depicts widespread damage of early Alzheimer’s

A novel radiotracer and synaptic imaging revealed "widespread" losses throughout the brain, Yale University researchers reported Wednesday.

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Why point-of-care ultrasound may be radiology’s best bet against COVID

Lung ultrasound can help reduce exposure to staff and patients, and offers important clinical advantages over chest radiography and computed tomography.