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. 

Canon Medical Systems Showcased Aplio i800 Ultrasound at Premier, Inc.’s Annual Breakthroughs Conference

Ultra-Premium Ultrasound System Features 24MHz Transducer and Expands Applications of Ultrasound in Dermatology, Rheumatology and Orthopedics

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MR-assisted PET data optimization may improve neuroanalysis of dementia patients

Researchers—led by Kevin Chen, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University's Microrobotics Lab—have found that spatiotemporally correlated data acquired using a single magnetic resonance (MR) sequence may be successfully used in a PET/MRI scanner for PET attenuation, motion and partial effects corrections.

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31% of childhood cancer survivors not concerned with future health, despite higher risk

A study of more than 15,000 childhood cancer survivors found a “surprisingly” high number lacked concern for their well-being in adulthood—despite the group’s increased health risks. Some 40 percent were unconcerned about developing new cancers.

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High-strength MRI could release toxic mercury from silver dental fillings

High-strength MRI may release mercury, a known toxin, from amalgam fillings in teeth, according to a new study published in Radiology.

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University of Minnesota invests $2M to cut MRI wait times

Around $2 million has been funneled into the University of Minnesota’s latest healthcare project: a third MRI machine that’s expected to cut waiting times for patients who typically wait up to three weeks for a scan.

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'Queen of Pain' captures neural networks with fMRI

Irene Tracey, PhD and director of Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, is known as the "Queen of Pain," according to an editorial published in the July 2 issue of The New Yorker.

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FDA-approved AI echocardiogram software bests cardiologists in reducing LVEF variability

A deep-learning software that can automatically calculate left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) with less variability than a cardiologist recently received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Normal E. Bolus elected 2018-2019 president of SNMMI-TS

Norman E. Bolus, MSPH, MPH, CNMT, was elected 2018-2019 president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Technologist Section (SNMMI-TS) at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) 2018 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.