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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Molecular imaging tool can map cancer cell division in real-time

Researchers from Columbia University in New York have developed a molecular imaging tool that can track metabolic changes in individual living cells in real time, according to research published July 30 in Nature Communications.

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Mobile imaging system can go where most CT scanners can’t

A new technology hopes to break the geographical barriers keeping patients from diagnostic CT scans. The imaging units are hardly mobile, so one scientist is hoping to put similar tools into people’s hands.

ECG left ventricular hypertrophy: A good omen before TAVR?

Patients without electrocardiographic (ECG) evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy were significantly more likely to die in the two years after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), researchers reported July 30 in Clinical Cardiology.

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Global market for AI in medical imaging expected to top $2B by 2023

The global market for artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging is expected to see significant growth in the years ahead, topping $2 billion by 2023, according to a new report from Signify Research.

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RSNA to use annual conference to cultivate machine learning, AI knowledge

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is staying future-focused for its annual symposium in Chicago in November. According to a statement from the organization, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) will be playing an expanded role at this year’s conference.

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Radiologists still reading more lower extremity MRIs than nonradiologists, especially on weekends

Nonradiologists such as orthopedic surgeons are interpreting a growing number of musculoskeletal imaging examinations. According to a new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, however, radiologists are still performing a lion’s share of the work, including a much higher percentage of weekend reads and clinically complex patients.

Intermountain Healthcare Clinic Installs Digital X-ray Imaging Systems from Carestream Health

Alta View Clinic (Sandy, Utah) installed three CARESTREAM DRX-Ascend Systems (see video link) to capture urgent care, orthopaedic, pediatric and other radiology exams.

Modulated Imaging gains FDA clearance for new optical imaging system

Modulated Imaging, an Irvine, California-based vendor, announced this week that its Clarifi Imaging System has received FDA 510(k) clearance.