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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FDA clears 3D cone beam CT positioning software

EhmetDx, a Plymouth, Michigan-based medial device manufacturer, has received FDA approval for its 3D cone beam CT positioning software.

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Mumbai hospital tells patients in need of MRI scans to come back in 2020

Patients needing an MRI at the Nair Hospital in Mumbai, India, will have to wait until 2020, as the “overburdened radiology department” only has only one functioning MRI machine, according to a report by the Hindustan Times.

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Breast MRI provides value for high-risk breast cancer patients after negative DBT

Breast MRI’s performance when screening women at a high-risk for breast cancer after negative digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) results is similar to its performance after negative 2D digital mammography results, according to new findings published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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Ordering providers not following ACR guidance for knee MRI referrals

Adherence to the American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria is low among ordering providers when referring patients to get MRIs for nontraumatic knee pain, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Brain MRI research fuels hopes for an answer to Alzheimer’s

Tens of millions of baby boomers are expected to live long enough to develop Alzheimer’s, and just about as many are worried about those prospects. One of them is a writer on Cape Cod named Susan Moeller. A recent memory lapse prompted her to publish her hopes, fears and observations.

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Structural MRI identifies insomnia as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s

Going by structural MRI of the brain, older people under 80 who have normal cognitive function but poor sleep quality are at heightened risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI).

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Neuroimaging detects severe abnormalities from Zika virus in 15% of infants

Brain imaging, using MRI, CT and ultrasound, may predict neurodevelopmental health in infants who have been exposed to the virus in utero, according to research published Dec. 12 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

AMRA receives FDA approval for MRI body measurement solution

AMRA, a medical technology company based out of Linköping, Sweden, has received FDA clearance for AMRA Profiler, an MR solution that measures a patient’s fat volumes, fat fractions and lean tissue volumes.