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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SNMMI supports changes in 2019 MPFS proposed rule

The Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has crafted a letter to CMS in support of some of the specific points included in the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule.

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Physicians work to spread the word: MRI scans are generally safe for patients with pacemakers

While half a million of the U.K. population has pacemakers or defibrillators, a survey of England’s acute hospitals found that fewer than half would scan these cardiac patients using an MRI.

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Boston hospital installs first MRI system of its kind, says new 7T scanner now available

Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston made two big imaging-related announcements this week. First, it has installed the first NICU-dedicated MRI system in the U.S. Second, its 7T scanner is now officially available for patients.

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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound bests CT, MRI for imaging suspicious kidney tumors

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a more accurate imaging modality for predicting malignancy in suspicious kidney tumors than CT or MRI, according to new research presented at the Advances in Contrast Ultrasound International Bubble Conference in Chicago.

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Inner peace: MRI scans suggest mindful people may feel less pain

MRI scans show that more mindful individuals may feel less pain.

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Ultrasound may reduce unnecessary tumor biopsies, surgeries by half, study shows

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound may be more accurate than CT or MRI in identifying cancerous tumors in the kidneys and could reduce unnecessary biopsies and surgical procedures by half, according to research presented at the 2018 International Contrast Ultrasound Society’s Bubble Conference in Chicago.

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Experts find flaw in prostate cancer PET imaging technique

Authors of a recent Journal of Nuclear Medicine study have discovered potential for misdiagnosis when relying solely on prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET imaging in prostate cancer staging.

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Electron microscopic imaging of virus may reveal new potential for gene therapy

Researchers from the Salk Institute in San Diego and the University of Florida have used cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) imaging to analyze a 3D model of the AAV2 virus. The advanced molecular imaging technique may demonstrate the potential for the virus to act as a delivery vehicle for gene therapies, according to research published Sept. 7 in Nature Communications.