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. 

How ADHD drugs may increase positive emotions

Brown University researchers have found that healthy people who take ADHD drugs may experience consistent changes in positive emotion, according to an online university news release.

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Ikonopedia’s 1st mobile installation drives breast cancer screening at Alinea Medical Imaging

Ikonopedia, a breast radiology reporting and tracking company, announced it has completed the installation of its structured breast reporting and risk assessment tools at Alinea Medical Imaging—the first to include imaging centers and mobile mammography systems.

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New molecular imaging approach could aid vast areas of health, disease

A new multimodal imaging approach produced highly-advanced molecular three-dimensional (3D) images of staph infection and may be instrumental in fighting antibiotic resistant infections, according to research published in Science Translational Medicine.

Women’s health magazine offers patient-friendly guide to MRIs

Numerous surveys have shown that patients don’t know a lot about radiology or what radiologists and technologists do. Could articles such as this patient-focused look at MRI examinations from the women’s health magazine SELF be a step toward helping patients learn more about radiology as a whole?

Florida physician arrested after charging patient for high-intensity focused ultrasound, never performing procedure

Ronald Wheeler, MD, a urologist out of Sarasota, Florida, has been arrested for allegedly collecting $46,500 from a patient for high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and then never performing the procedure.

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Radiologists, meet your EMR ‘reference librarian’

Sponsored by Change Healthcare

Jeffrey B. Mendel, MD, former Chair of Radiology and Chief of Radiology Informatics at, respectively, Tufts-affiliated St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston and Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, shares an anecdote.

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The Case for 3D Breast Ultrasound: Improving Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction while Cutting Costs

Sponsored by Hitachi Healthcare Americas

Imagine trying to find a white rabbit in a field of snow. This scenario is similar to what radiologists go through when looking for tumors in a woman with dense breasts, as both normal fibroglandular tissue and abnormal masses appear white on a mammogram.