Diagnostic Imaging

Radiologists use diagnostic imaging to non-invasively look inside the body to help determine the causes of an injury or an illness, and confirm a diagnosis. Providers use many imaging modalities to do so, including CT, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, PET and more.

Whole-body MRI beats out PET/CT at detecting debilitating bone cancer

This imaging approach can also initiate earlier treatment for myeloma patients, potentially resulting in better outcomes.

January 21, 2021

Radiology department finds 40% of reading rooms need more adequate lighting

Diagnostic accuracy can suffer under inappropriate lighting levels, researchers explained in Radiography.

November 23, 2020

Emergency CT for stomach pain is declining among kids but not adults—who receive more ineffective exams

An ultrasound-first strategy for suspected appendicitis is considered a primary driver of the decline and may be warranted for older populations, experts wrote in AJR.

November 20, 2020

Vaping-related lung injury symptoms are easily mistaken for COVID-19, doctors warn

Despite those similarities, EVALI and the novel coronavirus require very different treatments.

November 19, 2020

Computer-aided system tops 90% accuracy at diagnosing melanoma

Lithuanian researchers developed their method by combining various noninvasive imaging technologies, such as ultrasound and optical spectrophotometry.

November 9, 2020

NIH hands out $13.8M for new research into pre-dementia and Alzheimer’s

The grants will fund two separate studies led by a team at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System.

October 5, 2020

Wide adoption of primary-care POCUS deemed feasible but not immediately advisable

Twenty primary care providers changed half of their tentative diagnoses after using point-of-care ultrasound in 574 recruited patient cases over a one-month period.

September 24, 2020
a patient talks with her doctor, both are women of color

Black women with breast cancer may face more treatment delays, longer treatment duration

Black women with breast cancer may be more likely than white women to experience delays in beginning breast cancer treatment, as well as a longer duration of that treatment.

September 23, 2020

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The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

"I see, at least for the next decade, this being a SPECT and PET world, not one or the other," explained Tim Bateman, MD.

The FDA-approved technology developed by HeartFlow can predict a patient's long-term risk of target vessel failure as well as more invasive treatments performed inside a cath lab. 

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