General/Advanced Imaging


Fujirebio’s Spinal-Tap Test for Alzheimer’s Disease Could Eliminate Need for PET Scans
A new in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test for the assessment of β-Amyloid pathology in patients being evaluated for AD offers an alternative to the current standard for determining amyloid-pathology, amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) brain imaging which is expensive, subjective and time consuming. More...06 May 2022

Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement Performed Using Real-Time CT Imaging
Cardiologists from the Hackensack University Medical Center (Hackensack, NJ, USA) have reported what is believed to be the very first patient with heart failure and a blood clot to undergo a minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacement using CT (computed tomography) fusion imaging, a technique that employs two different imaging modalities. More...06 May 2022


Study Assesses Impact of COVID-19 on Ventilation/Perfusion Scintigraphy
A scientific e-poster presented during the 2022 ARRS Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, USA discussed how to prevent contamination and spread of COVID-19 during nuclear medicine ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy (V/Q) by modifying to lung perfusion scintigraphy only. More...04 May 2022

CT Imaging Study Finds Vaccination Reduces Risk of COVID-19 Associated Pulmonary Embolism
A retrospective review that examined the incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE) in COVID positive patients during computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) exams in the emergency department (ED) has found that vaccination reduces the risk of COVID-19 associated PE. More...03 May 2022

Study Reveals Value of Using Both Human and AI in Detecting Breast Cancer
Radiologists and artificial intelligence (AI) systems yield significant differences in breast-cancer screenings, according to a new study, revealing the potential value of using both human and AI methods in making medical diagnoses. More...29 Apr 2022
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Visual Ordinal CAC Assessment on Chest CT Found to Have High Diagnostic Performance
AI Accurately Predicts Who Will Develop Pancreatic Cancer Based on CT Scans
Algorithm Analyzes Head CT Scans and Clinical Data to Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients
Novel Imaging Technique Could Improve Cancer Screening in Areas with Limited Access to PET Scans
Noncancerous Imaging Markers on Chest CT Performed Before SBRT Improve Survival Prediction
CT Imaging-Based Assessment of Thoracic Aortic Diameter Useful for Predicting Heart Attacks
AI Algorithms Enable Highly Accurate and Cost Effective Medical Image Diagnosis
AI System Quantifies Lung Lesions and Airway Volumes on CT Imaging in IPF Patients
MRI/PET Scans Link Brainstem Atrophy to Dementia Symptoms
Computed Tomography (CT) Dose Can Be Decided by Size of Patient’s T-Shirt
AI Can Predict Need for CT in Pediatric Patients After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
AI Predicts COVID Prognosis at Near-Expert Level Based Off CT Scans
AI Helps Radiologists Detect and Predict Type 2 Diabetes on Abdominal CT Scans
CT Scan Study Shows Evidence of Persistent Lung Damage Long After COVID-19 Pneumonia
AI Shows Promising Results for Cancer Detection with Mammographic Screening
AI-Enabled Tool Predicts Heart Attacks by Measuring Coronary Plaque Buildup in CTA Images
New Quantitative Imaging Markers Could Improve Cancer Detection, Diagnosis and Treatment
AI Tool Accurately and Consistently Classifies Breast Density on Mammograms
AI-Based Analysis of Expiratory Chest CT Images of Post-COVID Patients Shows Evidence of Small Airways Disease
Novel Micro-Computed Tomography (Micro-CT) Imaging Method Could Significantly Reduce Scan Times
Mobile CT Scanner with Photon Counting Detector Expands Diagnostic Possibilities at Patient’s Bedside
New Hybrid PET/MRI System Aims to Improve Breast Cancer Diagnosis
MedImaging General Imaging channel provides a portal into the less common imaging technologies such as diffuse optical tomography (NIR), optical coherence tomography, electrical impedance tomography and more.