Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

Outpatient study finds CT contrast is generally safe, but risk of adverse events varies with the seasons

A three-institution study of 473,482 patients found the risk of an adverse event following CT contrast increases in the summer and fall.

March 15, 2024
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ARRS announces recipients of continuing education grant

The money will cover travel expenses for a hands-on clinical workshop at the American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting.

March 15, 2024
Interlune lunar harvester concept

Space company to extract medical imaging isotopes from the moon

Interlune has received $15M in funding to develop a scalable supply of Helium-3 from the lunar surface.

March 14, 2024
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Researchers develop small, wearable photoacoustic imaging system

The imaging interface is contained in a wristwatch, and the system produces high-resolution images of blood vessels.

March 14, 2024
On the frontline of the epidemic of peripheral artery disease (PAD) and related 400 leg amputations per day in the U.S., Kumar Madassery, MD, director of peripheral vascular intervention and critical limb ischemia (CLI) program at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, explains there is a glaring health inequities in rural and low income areas of the country.

Peripheral artery disease is out of control in many rural, low income communities

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) leads to more than 400 leg amputations per day in the U.S. Kumar Madassery, MD, discussed the importance of increasing awareness and reaching patients before it is too late. 

March 14, 2024
Medical 3D printing expert Summer Decker, PhD, professor and vice chair for research and innovation, and director of 3D clinical applications, University of South Florida (USF) Morsani College of Medicine and Tampa General Hospital, explains what is involved in creating a 3D printiung program in radiology and how it helps patient care.

Pitching the business case for 3D printing labs in radiology

Medical 3D printing expert Summer Decker, PhD, University of South Florida, explains how her lab has helped improve patient care. 

March 14, 2024

Data breach at Eastern Radiologists exposes 866,000 patient records

The imaging chain has three locations and serves patients across eastern North Carolina.

March 13, 2024
Cloud data storage is enabling new efficiencies in healthcare and radiology.

Philips moves digital pathology to the cloud with AWS

The partnership aims to move labs to digital workflows to streamline diagnostics.

March 13, 2024

Around the web

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans. 

"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. 

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