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. 

Breast cancer surgery could trigger tumor growth, relapse

Breast cancer surgery may actually inflate a patient’s chances of metastasis and relapse, researchers reported in Science Translational Medicine this week—and the healing process might be partly responsible.

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Siemens Healthineers gains FDA clearance for SOMATOM Force CT system

Siemens Healthineers announced Friday, April 13, that an upgraded version of its SOMATOM Force CT system has gained FDA approval.

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MRI shows sitting can diminish the ability to recollect old memories

Taking time to stop and think may be done best if you're not sitting, according to an April 13 article by the Los Angeles Times.

CMS finalizes decision to cover MRIs for patients with implantable cardiac devices

CMS published a decision memo this week finalizing its proposal to cover MRI scans for Medicare beneficiaries with implantable cardiac devices such as pacemakers and cardioverter defibrillators.

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Such great heights: Carestream x-ray system installed near Mount Everest Base Camp

Capital Enterprises, a Carestream distributor, has installed one of Carestream’s Vita Flex CR Systems at a hospital just 15.3 miles from Mount Everest Base Camp in Nepal.

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Breast MRIs are on the rise—but not among women who need them most

Communities are failing to follow guidelines that ensure women at an increased risk for breast cancer receive additional MRI screening, according to research from the University of New Mexico’s School of Medicine.

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Professor receives research award for pioneering work with MRI to find MS lesions

Frederik Barkhof, MD, PhD, a professor of neuroradiology at VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, has won the 2018 John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Research for his work using MRI to improve diagnosis and understanding of the disease.

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Cancer patients with longer diagnostic wait times face increased risk of poor outcomes

A new study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found the longer patients with positive cancer screening results wait for diagnostic testing, the worse their outcome.