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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Offshoot of digital mammography could provide alternative to breast MRI

An adaptation of digital mammography could cut image acquisition times and provide a new screening method to patients unable to undergo breast MRI, but added time commitments could make the technique difficult to implement in clinical practice, a case study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology suggests.

Largest international epilepsy study may help improve prognosis, treatment

More than 3,800 volunteers around the world participated in the largest international survey on epilepsy using neuroimaging techniques, according to an April 5 press release from the São Paulo Research Foundation in Brazil.

NJ medical center now offers x-ray-guided chemotherapy procedure

Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center in New Jersey expanded its services to offer transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, also called transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), according to a release from the medical center.

The case for modernizing biodistribution reporting in nuclear medicine

Radiopharmaceutical dosimetry (RD) is an integral part of nuclear imaging and therapy, but current standards for documenting and reporting compound travel patterns inside the human body—biodistribution—in dosimetry-related studies do not exist.

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Increased background parenchymal enhancement on screening MRI associated with higher risk of breast cancer

High-risk patients with any amount of background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) beyond the minimum on screening MRI have an increased risk of developing breast cancer, according to a new study published by Academic Radiology.

Monitoring cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, imaging of brain injuries may identify abnormal neurodevelopment

Monitoring cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers and imaging for genetic mediators of brain injuries in children may help identify those at risk for abnormal brain development, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Florida Hospital and Orthopaedic Clinic Upgrade to Innovative Digital X-ray Technology

Carestream Systems Deliver Rapid Image Access, Excellent Diagnostic Image Quality

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ACR, SBI publish new breast cancer screening guidelines

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) have published new breast cancer screening guidelines, once again recommending that all women begin annual screening at age 40.