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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Are CT lung cancer screening trial markers incorrectly predicting mortality rates?

Though many single-arm studies using "surrogate markers" have predicted CT screening can reduce lung cancer mortality by 80 percent, randomized clinical trials with larger population cohorts have found such screening has reduced mortality by less than 20 percent.

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MRI adds value to endometrial cancer prognosis

Including MRI in the routine evaluation of endometrial cancer could help assess the aggressiveness of tumors while stratifying which patients may benefit from surgeries like lymphadenectomy, researchers reported in Clinical Radiology this June.

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Researchers combine art, imaging to better understand the brain

A team of researchers from Auburn University in Alabama believe art classes can have a meaningful impact on the brain—which may lead to a deeper understanding of cognitive conditions such as depression.

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Auburn launches interdisciplinary MRI trial to study brain plasticity

A $90,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts is offering Auburn University imagers an opportunity to study the effect art classes can have on brain plasticity, the university announced this week. Results could have important implications for how cognitive impairment cases are handled.

CMS denies coverage for NaF PET exams leaving experts, imaging groups confused

In a blow to Medicare patients with metastatic cancers, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it has rejected reimbursement coverage for 18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography (NaF PET) imaging.

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Researchers develop rice-sized ‘seed’ that destroys deadly brain tumors with the help of MRI

A magnetic metal “seed,” no larger than a grain of rice and developed by scientists at University College London, has the ability to rapidly kill cancer cells and destroy deadly tumors within 10 minutes, the Telegraph reported this week.

Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics, Potomac Valley Orthopaedic Associates Division, Maryland (U.S.), replaces early-generation DR with Agfa DR solutions

Including 'gold-standard', newest generation MUSICA image processing, these compact systems combine excellent image quality and potential dose reduction with convenience