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.

Tech CEO says he made his own MRI viewer using AI
The entrepreneur took to X this week to tout his accomplishment, which was achieved with the help of Anthropic’s Claude AI.
FDA clears opportunistic AI platform capable of screening for multiple diseases with a single scan
AI-CVD is a quantitative imaging tool that uses computed tomography images to identify and quantify a myriad diseases.
ACR outlines key changes in the new BI-RADS guidelines
American College of Radiology Chief Executive Officer Dana Smetherman, MD, explains the highlights of the recent BI-RADS Version 2025 release, the first update in more than a decade.
Haemonetics acquires Irish medtech company focused on vessel closure for up to $215M
The device at the heart of this transaction is the PerQseal Elite system, a fully bioabsorbable patch for percutaneous vessel closure. The technology has already gained key approvals in Europe.
SCCT expands CCTA education overseas
SCCT has made it a priority to help clinicians from all over the world learn more about CCTA as the modality continues to transform patient care.

Novel PET, SPECT techniques help track, modify T cells for immunotherapy

With PET and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), researchers have demonstrated that T cells can be modified with the antibody report 1 (DAbR1) gene to enable in vivo tracking for immunotherapy, according to research published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

At SNMMI 2018, Siemens Healthineers Announces FDA Clearance of New Molecular Imaging Functionalities

At the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), June 23-26 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Siemens Healthineers announces the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of four new system features for the Biograph mCT family of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) systems

Siemens Healthineers launches Acuson Sequoia to address industry challenges in ultrasound imaging

Siemens Healthineers has announced the launch of its new ultrasound system, the Acuson Sequoia. The new Acuson Sequoia, a general imaging ultrasound system, was developed in response to one of the most prevalent challenges in ultrasound imaging today: the imaging of different sized patients with consistency and clarity.

Patient sent home because he was ‘too large’ for MRI machine sues hospital for $7M

An Oregon patient who was sent home after he failed to fit in an MRI machine is suing a local hospital for $7 million, citing medical negligence as the reason he was left with permanent paraplegia, the Portland Business Journal reported this week.

New York patient discharges gun in MRI room, charged with reckless endangerment

A Long Island, New York, man was arrested last month after a handgun he possessed fired and injured him while in an MRI room, according to a June 20 report from the LI Herald.

Rise of PET: 3 areas where nuclear imaging can boost patient-care

Positron emission tomography (PET) has historically been an afterthought in musculoskeletal imaging for many logical reasons, but authors of a new investigation believe the method should play a larger role in managing these patients.

75% of US breast imaging facilities lack gender inclusivity training, transgender patient policies

Roughly 75 percent of breast imaging facilities in the U.S. do not have explicit policies for transgender patients and do not offer nondiscrimination training to appropriately care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) patients, according to new research published June 20 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Radiology nurse fired after neglecting patient in MRI machine

A radiology nurse at Tartu University Hospital in Tartu, Estonia, was fired after a patient undergoing an MR exam after knee surgery was left inside the machine unattended for more than an hour.

Medical Imaging

Tech CEO says he made his own MRI viewer using AI

FDA clears opportunistic AI platform capable of screening for multiple diseases with a single scan

ACR outlines key changes in the new BI-RADS guidelines

Haemonetics acquires Irish medtech company focused on vessel closure for up to $215M

SCCT expands CCTA education overseas