A diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) study has shown that multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with cognitive problems have more damage to areas of the brain involved with cognitive processes compared with MS patients who don’t suffer from cognitive problems, according to the results of the study published online March 6 in Neurology.

I have been talking to various audiences over the past five years about the potential of molecular imaging in the care of our patients.

While there has been a movement toward the advocacy of the use of PET imaging for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) due to higher resolution and new promising tracers, but whether the modality will trump CT or SPECT as the gold standards remains to be seen.

The ripple effect of the obesity epidemic is felt through the entire healthcare system, and for molecular imaging, it affects safety, efficiency and diagnostic quality.

The practice management considerations, as well as uncertainty about the meaning of a beta-amyloid, scan are impacting early adopters.

Now that the fee-for-service reimbursement model may be coming to an end, radiology providers will have to adjust pracice to survive (and succeed) in a value-based environment.

Two large cardiology practices in Maine merged with an integrated delivery network. The integration demanded a complete overhaul of governance, IT considerations and molecular imaging workflow.

Recent developments in theranostics could usher in an era that helps drive personalized medicine from research to reality.