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.

Middle-aged adults with lung disease may face increased dementia risk

A recent study revealed middle-aged adults living with lung disease could be at greater risk of developing dementia or cognitive impairment as they age.

November 28, 2018
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Brain MRI scans can help predict dementia

A team of researchers used MRI brain scans to predict which patients would develop dementia within three years and were nearly 90 percent accurate, according to a small study presented at RSNA 2018 in Chicago.

November 21, 2018
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Shoulder 'brightness' on ultrasound predicts diabetes with 90% accuracy

Brightness of the shoulder’s deltoid muscle on ultrasound can identify patients with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes with almost 90 percent accuracy, according to a study being presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)’s 2018 Annual Meeting next week in Chicago.

November 19, 2018

ACR releases 2018 digital mammography quality control manual

“The new 2018 Digital Mammography QC Manual will promote uniformity and consistency of QC procedures across the broad spectrum of FDA approved manufacturers,” Eric Berns, PhD, manual author and chair of the ACR Subcommittee on Mammography Quality Assurance, said in a prepared statement.

November 19, 2018
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Photoacoustic imaging detects early-stage ovarian cancer

“This technology can also be valuable to monitor high-risk patients who have increased risk of ovarian and breast cancers due to their genetic mutations,” Quing Zhu, PhD, and lead author of a recent Radiology study said.

November 16, 2018

MR spectroscopy predicts brain damage in newborns 2 years before symptoms

A 15-minute MR spectroscopy scan can diagnose brain damage in newborns with 98 percent accuracy up to two years earlier than current methods, according to an Imperial College London (ICL) press release. The research was published online Nov. 14 in The Lancet Neurology.

November 16, 2018

5-minute neck ultrasound predicts risk of dementia before symptoms emerge

A five-minute ultrasound scan could identify a patient’s dementia risk before symptoms appear, according to a report published Nov. 12 by the BBC.

November 14, 2018

Ultrasound finds simple cysts not associated with ovarian cancer risk

Using ultrasound technology, researchers found simple ovarian cysts are not associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer and do not require additional surveillance or surgical intervention, according to research published Nov. 12 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

November 12, 2018

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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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