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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CT down 37%, nuclear medicine dips 57% in Massachusetts from 2009 to 2013

A trio of researchers from Boston analyzed diagnostic imaging trends among insured Massachusetts residents from 2009 to 2013.

Canada notes 65% growth in MRI units across country

The same week British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix pledged $11 million to expand MRI usage across the Canadian province, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) released its medical imaging inventory report for 2017, noting a 65 percent increase in MRI units in the past decade.

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Brain MRI may ID differences in neurological diseases, personalities

Neurological and psychiatric disorders may be diagnosed through functional connectivity MRI (fcMRI) by detecting differences in neural networks, according to a release from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

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Siemens Healthineers gains FDA clearance for SOMATOM go.All, SOMATOM go.Top CT systems

Siemens Healthineers announced Wednesday, April 18, that the company’s SOMATOM go.All and SOMATOM go.Top CT systems have gained FDA approval.

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fMRI reveals cognitive bias strongly effects judgement of music

Researchers have found through fMRI that surmounting bias about music quality requires a great amount of cognitive effort.

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FDA gives green light to first use of Tracer-QC at Massachusetts General Hospital

Trace-Ability, a Los Angeles-based radiopharmaceutical company, announced that the FDA has approved the first use of its solution, Tracer-QC, for release testing Ammonia N 13 Injection at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston.

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Should primary care physicians order MRIs for adult patients with knee pain?

When primary care physicians refer adult patients for MR imaging for traumatic knee symptoms, it provides no additional value and leads to higher healthcare costs, according to a new study by Dutch researchers published in Radiology.