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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8 surprising things people have done in MRI scanners—from opera to magic

MRI might be best used as a critical diagnostic tool for radiologists, but outside of the specialty, researchers have used the powerful machines to image patients’ brains while they do things from play video games to sing opera.

Canon Medical Systems strengthens partnership with Arcoma by entering into a reseller agreement

Canon Medical Systems targets diagnostic X-ray segment with digital x-ray systems Aceso and Aceso+.

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MR-Link receives development grant from NIH

A coin-sized gadget that would allow for simultaneous MR imaging has received a $228,325 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Immunotherapy improves survival rates of lung cancer patients versus chemo alone

Recent research found the chances of survival in patients with lung cancer significantly improves if they are given immunotherapy treatment along with chemotherapy, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Lack of sleep may be linked to Alzheimer's

Not getting enough sleep in a single night may be correlated with developing Alzheimer's disease later on in life, suggests an April 13 press release from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Montreal's MRI simulator is helping kids avoid sedation

North America’s first MRI simulator—a downsized model of enclosed scanners clinicians are used to—has been installed in a Montreal hospital, and officials are saying it’s already helping kids wind down and skip anesthesia ahead of their own procedures.

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How to safely and significantly decrease breast MR wait time

Researchers from the University of Michigan may have found a way to significantly decrease MRI wait time while maintaining high image quality that can be applied to other practices, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Issue with radiology interface exposes data of more than 63,000 patients

More than 63,000 patients had their personal health information (PHI) exposed due to a “misconfigured security setting” on a radiology interface at Middletown Medical in Middletown, New York.