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.

Radiologists and clinical competence: The eyes have it

Observing eye-movement patterns in radiologists interpreting scans, researchers in Finland have shown that the eyes are—so to speak—a window into the soul of expertise and the level of experience. 

July 14, 2016

Gadolinium concerns are top of mind as ACR updates contrast guidelines

The American College of Radiology has updated its manual on the use of contrast media, emphasizing in press materials the guidelines’ revised take on gadolinium in response to communications over concerns from the FDA and others.

July 12, 2016

FDA approves new MRI-guided essential tremor treatment

A new treatment is now an FDA-approved option for patients with essential tremor. On July 11, the agency approved using an MRI-guided focused ultrasound to treat essential tremor cases that haven’t responded to medication. 

July 11, 2016

Radiologist, do your homework before you do good deeds

Radiologists looking to lend their skills to people in developing regions should know certain things before booking their travel. For example, in Tanzania, “you can be fined and even detained if you enter the country on a tourist visa to provide medical services.”

July 5, 2016

MRI study uncovers commonness of knee problems in pain-free basketball players

Most collegiate hoopsters pounding the court day after day show no signs of serious knee injury. However, an MRI-based study published online June 22 in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine shows that no pain is no assurance of no damage. 

June 28, 2016

Non-physician clinicians aren’t responsible for more low-value imaging utilization than docs are

Contrary to popular physician perception, advanced practice clinicians (APCs)—primarily nurse practitioners and physician assistants—don’t spur more low-value imaging orders, antibiotic prescriptions or specialist referrals than physicians do.

June 21, 2016

Elbow pain in baseball players better diagnosed with dual-modality imaging

Baseball players experiencing medial elbow pain are more precisely imaged by a combination of stress ultrasound and magnetic resonance arthrography (MRA) than by either of those two modalities alone, even though the latter modality is widely considered the gold standard in its own right.

June 21, 2016

Breach in blood-brain barrier after stroke could mean more severe bleeding after treatment

A new study from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke shows that stroke patients who have more severe breaches of the blood-brain barrier might be at greater risk for severe bleeding in the brain after invasive stroke treatment. 

June 20, 2016

Around the web

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

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