Diagnostic Imaging Staff

Using PET to stage patients with limited-stage small-cell lung cancer before treatment improves survival rate.

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Nuclear medicine and MR technologists recommend regulations around education, certification and staffing for the new hybrid technology.

Radiology tests in emergency departments are most often requested by the patients, not the ordering physicians.

Siemens Healthcare has received FDA clearance for its Virtual Touch imaging ultrasound application.

Carestream received FDA clearance for a new wireless digital radiography detector designed for low-dose pediatric exams.

Most Americans say they would undergo radiologic imaging - and pay more - to receive a diagnosis, even if no cure or treatment was available.

Contrast-enhanced MR imaging can find undiagnosed infection at the site of contaminated spinal injections.

Harvey L. Neiman, MD, FACR, head of the American College of Radiology, announced this week plans to retire as CEO next spring.

Using MRI to obtain two measurements in the abdominal aorta may help physicians predict which patients may go on to have a cardiac event.

Radiologists who communicate well with patients before and after breast biopsies can help lower patient anxiety levels.

Sharing data across health information exchanges does not result in significant cost savings despite some reductions in test ordering.

PET images may help determine which patients with major depression will respond best to medication or to cognitive behavior therapy.

PET finds hypometabolism in healthy brains that may indicate pre-Alzheimer’s disease.

PET imaging aids researchers in search for anti-nicotine vaccine, but shows there is still a lot of work to do.

CMS has agreed to cover three oncology FDG-PET scans, a revision from the proposed single-scan coverage, and one PET advocates lauded.

SPECT/MR debuted this week at the SNMMI annual meeting as a new preclinical hybrid molecular imaging system with promises of higher resolution and lower dose.

Cardiac MRI can cut adverse events among patients with possible ACS, shortens hospital stays, and better identifies patients requiring invasive procedures.

Diffusion tensor imaging demonstrates changes in the brain of soccer players who head the ball frequently during games and practice.

Children’s risk from radiation exposure from CT scans drops significantly when dose from the highest-dose exams is lowered and unnecessary exams eliminated.

MR images detect heart damage in childhood cancer survivors who were treated with anthracycline-based regimens.

Experts may consider new guidelines for virtual colonoscopy, or CT colonography, screening after study shows women can be screened later than men.

Certified imaging informatics professionals have gained ground in radiology and are a major topic at SIIM. Paul Nagy, PhD, explains how they can transform radiology practice.

CMS should establish minimum standards and oversight for accreditation of advanced diagnostic imaging services, a recommendation hailed by industry groups.

PET images show why education can help people cope with the effects of Alzheimer’s disease in its early stages.

Patients with acute diverticulitis diagnosed by contrast-enhanced CT may benefit from early colonoscopies for colon cancer screening.

Radiologists need more education on radiation risk to help make decisions for patients who may need imaging tests but have a history of radiation exposure.

Digital chest tomosynthesis used as a screening tool for lung cancer shows comparable rates of detection to low-dose CT.

MRI measurements of aortic arch pulse wave velocity allow physicians to predict cognitive decline and cardiovascular diseases.

Digital breast tomosynthesis for breast cancer screening reduces recall rates and biopsies, and detects more cancers.