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.

Shoulder ultrasound effectively detects insulin resistance, even before abnormal labs
POCUS could represent a quick, easy and affordable way to detect signs of insulin resistance before it progresses into diabetes, researchers suggest.
Contrast-enhanced mammography significantly improves early cancer detection
New trial results suggest CEM could enhance breast cancer detection beyond DBT exams when patients are faced with barriers to obtaining an MRI.
Bayer seeks FDA approval for gadoquatrane, its latest low-dose GBCA
The investigational agent uses 60% less gadolinium without sacrificing image quality, according to recent clinical trial findings.
ChatGPT's medical advice may be deterring women from necessary imaging
The LLM’s responses may be misleading in certain situations, which could pose problems for patients who trust the medical advice it provides.
Tau tangles on PET scans may signal impending cognitive decline in asymptomatic individuals
New data highlight the significance of tau-positive imaging in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

Med schools urged to prepare tomorrow’s docs for a fast-changing field

Intensifying pressure to meet accreditation competencies. Heated calls from consumer groups for absolute transparency in medical costing and decision-making. The exploding displacement of fee-for-service by riskier, ever-more-frugal payment models. It’s enough to chase a modern medical student into another line of work.

Virtual dissection making med students better at the real thing

Wearing 3-D glasses and brandishing styluses, students at a small medical school are dissecting holograms of virtual body systems in ways they can’t when using actual human cadavers.

Brain-surgery simulator so lifelike, it’s ‘eerie’—medical student

NASA doesn’t send astronauts into space until they’ve logged a certain number of hours in capsule simulators equipped with full control panels. The day may be coming when hospitals won’t send neurosurgeons into the OR until they’ve honed their skills in brain surgery simulators outfitted with diffusion tensor MRI.

Cambia Health Solutions leads new round of investment in lifeIMAGE

lifeIMAGE announced today that it has closed a $17.5 million round of financing led by Cambia Health Solutions (Portland, Ore.), a nonprofit total health solutions company dedicated to transforming health care by creating a person-focused and economically sustainable system. 

Nuance launches the industry’s first evidence-based computer-assisted reporting solution for radiologists

Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced the general availability of PowerScribe 360® Reporting version 3.0, delivering the industry’s first integrated computer-assisted reporting solution at the point of clinical documentation for radiologists. 

It’s a buyer’s market for CT—sort of

The average price healthcare providers are paying to acquire CT systems has dropped by 20.9 percent since this time last year.

Scriptor Software and vRad partner to improve radiologist productivity with structured reporting

Scriptor Software, a firm that develops innovative software to assist physicians in creating high-quality medical reports, announced it has signed a three-year, non-exclusive licensing agreement with vRad (Virtual Radiologic) for its rScriptor, which is a dictation software “plugin” that allows radiologists to automatically create structured reports regardless of their reporting style. 

Fujifilm TeraMedica—a VNA player capable of reining in the ‘United Nations of vendors’?

Fujifilm’s acquisition of TeraMedica, the 14-year-old, Milwaukee-based developer of vendor-neutral archive (VNA) products and services, has sent a formidable new vendor entity—Fujifilm TeraMedica Inc.—straight to the head of the VNA class. Few healthcare-technology watchers would deny as much. 

Medical Imaging

Shoulder ultrasound effectively detects insulin resistance, even before abnormal labs

Contrast-enhanced mammography significantly improves early cancer detection

Bayer seeks FDA approval for gadoquatrane, its latest low-dose GBCA

ChatGPT's medical advice may be deterring women from necessary imaging

Tau tangles on PET scans may signal impending cognitive decline in asymptomatic individuals