Cardiac Imaging

While cardiac ultrasound is the widely used imaging modality for heart assessments, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nuclear imaging are also used and are often complimentary, each offering specific details about the heart other modalities cannot. For this reason the clinical question being asked often determines the imaging test that will be used.

GE Healthcare, InTouch Health collaborate for virtual onsite training

GE Healthcare and InTouch Health are teaming up to train radiologists, high-tech imaging techs and more than 300 other medical professionals, using imaging devices for virtual onsite training.

December 19, 2016

DICOM Standards Committee launches working group to address 3D printing

A representative of the DICOM Standards Committee (DSC) announced that they will be launching Working Group 17 (WG-17) that will focus on promoting efficient patient care and avoiding deficits in interoperability. 

December 16, 2016

CT imaging to guide surgeons in performing ambulatory tubeless PCNL to remove kidney stones

Leading kidney stone surgeons from Chesapeake Urology in Westminster, Maryland, will be performing tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), a minimally invasive but complex technique, utilizing CT imaging to remove large kidney stones in an ambulatory surgery center.

December 16, 2016

MRI scans not catching all high grade prostate tumors

According to investigators who reported their fidings at the Society of Urologic Oncology's 17th annual meeting, standard 12-core prostate biopsies need to be given regardless if there were no findings of prostate lesions on MRI scans. 

December 14, 2016

That knee MRI could cost $200—or $3,900

Minnesota Community Measurement, a firm that collects and reports healthcare data, conducted a survey of 1.5 million insurance claims that found a large difference when it came to cost of clinical visits or procedures.

December 13, 2016

Ever wonder why that bag of chips are half empty? These x-rays have the answer

We have all come across a bag of chips that's seemingly empty once they're opened. A Consumer Centre in Germany went above and beyond their call of duty to get the answers as to why exactly that is.

December 12, 2016

Could pigment in spinach be effective in examining GI tract?

Spinach and other rich green plants have a unique pigment that could allow doctors to examine the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract with a clearer view.

December 10, 2016

3D model of Trump constructed based on a single 2D image

A 3D model of a human face with perfect features and realistic textures can now be constructed based on a single 2D image.

December 8, 2016

Around the web

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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