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.

Have you ever wanted a CT scan of a pumpkin? One radiologist did

If you have never seen a CT scan of a non-human thing, look no further. Brought on by curiousity, a radiologist decided to scan a pumpkin using technique optimized for human extremities. 

November 8, 2016

New Qioptiq MachVis 5.0 Imaging Lens Software Now Available for Download

Feldkirchen, Germany, November 3, 2016 – Qioptiq, an Excelitas Technologies® Company and global technology leader focused on delivering innovative optical and photonic solutions, announces the latest upgrade to its popular imaging lens selection software – MachVis 5.0. Designed to simplify the tasks of vision system designers and engineers, MachVis 5.0 Vision Lens Selector provides an easy-to-use platform, which delivers faster and more comprehensive product data results for all LINOS Machine Vision and now Optem FUSION Micro-Imaging Lenses.

November 8, 2016

The honest truth: fMRI beats polygraph in detecting lies

For some people, lying can be extremely difficult to do, while others let it slip right off the tip of their tongue. New data suggests truth can be found when using fMRI to scan people’s brains, to a degree of accuracy better than a traditional polygraph test.

November 8, 2016

Clinical study will use advanced MRI on breast cancer patients

A two-year clinical study is underway in which advanced imaging methods will be tested, with the hopes of providing valuable information, support and treatment to breast cancer patients and their physicians.

November 7, 2016

Networking with the Insignia community

This September, Insignia Medical Systems, the pioneering UK based, Enterprise Imaging provider, hosted its annual National User Group Meeting, welcoming their users from across the country to join in a day of knowledge sharing and networking.

November 3, 2016

MRI shows space travel can be a pain in the back

Of all the reasons you've got a sore back, a new study in Spine, published by Wolters Kluwer, raises another cause—though this one isn't going to overheard at the chiropractor's office. Researchers studying astronauts found that space travel can cause atrophy of the spine that does not return to normal with their reentry to Earth.

November 1, 2016

Q&A: Elizabeth A. Krupinski previews her RSNA 2016 presentation on fatigue in radiology

Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD, professor and vice chair for research at the Emory University School of Medicine’s department of radiology and imaging sciences, has been studying fatigue in radiology for a decade now. At RSNA 2016, Krupinski will present information on some of what she’s learned during the three-part “Perception in the Clinic” session on Friday, Dec. 2. 

October 31, 2016

fMRI shows blind patients with retinal implants respond to cues

Functional MRI (fMRI) research showed patients with blindness caused by retinitis pigmentosa had increased brain activity from visual stimuli after receiving retinal prosthetic implants.

October 28, 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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