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.

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Belly fat affects survival rate in women with kidney cancer—but not men

New research from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that belly fat affects women's odds of surviving kidney cancer, but it does not impact the survival rate of men, according to an April 3 news release.

April 3, 2018
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FDA Approves New Innovations on Hologic's 3Dimensions™ Mammography System, the Fastest, Highest Resolution Breast Tomosynthesis System Ever

Latest breast cancer screening improvements launched as company marks installation of more than 5,000 3D Mammography™ systems throughout the United States.

March 27, 2018
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Infrared light instrument, x-ray imaging may improve optical mammography

A newly developed imaging instrument which may improve the sensitivity of optical mammography will be presented by Italian researchers at the OSA Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics meeting this April in Hollywood, Florida, according to a press release from The Optical Society.

March 26, 2018
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Long-term menopausal hormone therapy may affect brain volume, cognition

Two commonly used menopausal hormone therapy drugs may affect brain volume or cognitive function in older women after years of exposure, according to research published in Neurology.

March 26, 2018

Preschoolers with ADHD symptoms have smaller brains than their peers

New research has found that brains of preschoolers who show symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have smaller brains and differences in neural connectivity compared to their peers.

March 26, 2018

How Huntington’s disease alters whole-brain connectivity

Researchers have linked specific gene mutations and brain function in Huntington’s disease (HD) patients by comparing trinucleotide (CAG) repeats with whole-brain connectivity via functional MRI (fMRI). Examining disease carriers and health controls, the researchers found CAG repeat length inversely correlates with an individual’s age at onset.

March 21, 2018

Portable neuroimaging system may accelerate concussion detection, treatment

A new portable brain imaging system developed at the University of Calgary in Canada uses infrared light sensors and computational assistance to determine the extent of damage and long-term consequences of concussions, according to a recent university news release.

March 19, 2018

Mammosphere network chosen to help lead WISDOM breast cancer study

The Women Informed to Screen Depending on Measures of risk (WISDOM) study is designed to impact current standards of all areas of breast cancer, and the Athena Breast Health Network has selected Mammosphere to provide network management of medical images and clinical information needed to perform the study, according to a March 5 Mammosphere release.

March 5, 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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