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.

Geography, demographics remain obstacles in lung cancer screening

The geographic, economic and demographic diversity of the United States is an undeniable challenge in determining individuals’ access to healthcare. A recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology assessed such access for lung cancer screening services by state and how that affects the economic and demographic makeup of an area.

November 2, 2017

UCLA launches specialized stroke ambulance

UCLA Health has launched a first for the West Coast: a mobile stroke unit, complete with a mobile CT scanner and technologist, that's able to deliver vital medicine and treatment to stroke victims.  

October 31, 2017

Maryland surgeon diagnoses his own cancer with iPhone ultrasound

For Maryland vascular surgeon John Martin, MD, the question for him was not what an iPhone couldn’t do for him—but what it did do that ultimately may end up saving his life.   

October 30, 2017

Spirometry-assisted HRCT in children helps detect early signs of CT lung disease

Is spirometry assisted high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) on the chests of children worth a clinician's effort, time and financial commitment?

October 30, 2017

New AMA online network connects physicians, health tech companies

Physicians and health tech companies will now be able to connect and share expertise through an online community, announced today by the American Medical Association (AMA).   

October 25, 2017

Predictive risk model found effective to detect lung cancer

A recent study published in the The Lancet suggests a low-dose CT scan for high-risk patients selected from high predictive risk model criteria is more effective in detecting early signs of lung cancer than using criteria similarly used in the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST).  

October 25, 2017

2 Toronto teens developing innovative MRI techniques

Toronto teens Ben Nashman and Sunrose Billing, who together are the co-founders of the medical imaging company Synex Medical Inc., are determined to one day deliver higher quality images than a standard MRI.  

October 24, 2017

Puerto Rico still in need of imaging technology, supplies

Almost a month after the category five storm Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, just weeks after Hurricane Irma swept the same U.S. territory, doctors on the island are have been left practicing with limited resources in what many say is a "post-apocalyptic" reality.  

October 23, 2017

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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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