Diagnostic Imaging Staff

GE Healthcare this week introduced a new MRI technique designed to allow for more accurate imaging of soft tissue and bone in patients with metal joint implants.

Non-invasive autopsies, performed by MRI, could help determine cause of death for fetuses and young children.

Digital radiography (mammography) detects as many breast cancers as screen film mammography and more cancers than computed radiography.

Hospitals in New Jersey and Maine were recognized by the American College of Radiology for excellence in multiple professional, technological and policy areas.

Dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI is a useful tool in aiding detection of residual disease following excisional biopsy for breast cancer.

Electronic bone suppression programs used in addition to CAD allow radiologists to detect more lung nodules than with chest X-rays alone.

Use of 18F-FDG PET/CT may help detect advanced disease in patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease.

The global X-ray market is expected to see strong growth in the next few years, thanks to demand for mobile X-ray and retrofit upgrade kits.

Integrating 2D and 3D screening increases breast cancer detection and may lower reports of false positives.

Use of transvaginal sonography increases detection of ectopic pregnancies when patient history and clinical evaluation alone aren’t sufficient for diagnosis.

Using MRI to measure thalamic atrophy in patients with clinically isolated syndrome can help predict which patients will develop multiple sclerosis.

Screening mammograms enhanced by CAD trigger more false alarms than non-CAD screenings and detect more early cancers that may never have needed treatment.

Lumbar spine CT radiation doses were lowered by 41 percent and still delivered diagnostic quality images.

Abdominal CT scans that include the lumbar spine but that are performed for other purposes may help identify patients with osteoporosis.

Standard CT protocol for trauma patients is leading to overutilization of the exam.

Attaching patient photos to radiographs helps increase label detection errors without adding to time for interpretation.

Calgary Scientific Inc. has received FDA clearance for its software for diagnostic medical image viewing on Android mobile devices.

A proposal in the new Fiscal Year 2014 budget to close a loophole in the Stark self-referral law to unnecessary imaging scans and therapy aims to cut costs.

Interpretation of imaging scans of the same patient by different physicians during the intra-service period provides little or no work efficiencies.

After several years of strong growth in use of MRI, trends are reversing, with fewer scans performed.

Early use of FLT-PET/CT screening during treatment for head and neck cancer can indicate long-term patient outcomes.

Concerns over inappropriate use of CTC prompted CMS to halt reimbursement, but research shows that CTC is not being used inappropriately.

Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc. has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Scenaria Advanced 128 CT system, the company announced.

Physicians are using MRI to assess the association between sciatica symptoms and lumbar-disk herniation, despite controversy over its validity.

Better communication between radiologists and patients undergoing image-guided breast biopsies results in lower anxiety before and after the procedure.

Single photon emission computed tomography ventilation/perfusion imaging may show early changes to the lung caused by cigarette smoke exposure.

CAD with chest X-ray to screen for lung cancer may reveal abnormalities, but more study is required.

Brain MRIs migraine sufferers reveal abnormalities in cortical thickness and some surface area. These measurements could improve understanding of migraines.

Most lumbar spine MRIs are unnecessary; most MRIs for headache are necessary. Physicians should strictly adhere to appropriate imaging guidelines.