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. 

Heat-activated chemo shows promise in liver cancer patients

Heat-sensitive lipid capsules packed with chemotherapy, which can be remotely popped using ultrasound, increased the amount of chemotherapy delivered directly to liver tumors, according to a 10-person study published in The Lancet Oncology.

Vermont hospital to spend more than $3M on improved MRI services

State officials have agreed to a $3.19 million upgrade to the MRI services offered at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.

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Rural patients suffer as Tc-99m production stops at Australia's only nuclear medicine generator

The shutdown of Australia’s sole nuclear medicine generator due to mechanical problems is beginning to impact patient treatment, particularly for individuals in rural parts of the country, the Guardian reported.

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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound improves specificity of breast cancer diagnoses

Adding contrast-enhanced ultrasound (US) to traditional US could promote better, more sensitive detection and diagnosis of breast lesions, researchers reported in Clinical Radiology this July.

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Caltech’s new machine learning algorithm predicts IQ from fMRI

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology can now assess a person’s intelligence with nothing more than a brain scan and an AI algorithm, university officials announced this summer.

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Risk-based breast cancer screening may reduce costs, overdiagnosis

Not offering breast cancer screening to low-risk women and implementing risk-stratified breast screening programs may improve the cost-effectiveness of screening programs and reduce overdiagnosis, according to research published July 5 in JAMA Oncology.

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Australian hospital opens $21M MRI suite to support complex neurosurgery

Australia’s Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital has opened the doors on a $21-million MRI renovation after more than a year of construction, government officials announced this week.

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Optoacoustic ultrasound shows potential to reduce false-positives in breast imaging

Optoacoustic ultrasound can help radiologists improve the specificity of breast imaging without leading to a loss in sensitivity, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.