Radiology Imaging

The radiology imaging channel includes technology news related to computed tomography (CT), digital radiography (DR / X-ray), ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), radiographic fluoroscopy (R/F), mammography, angiography, 3-D printing, contrast media injectors, molecular imaging, neurological imaging, pediatric imaging and radiation dose management. 

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reports that Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring with use of noncontrast electrocardiographically gated Computed Tomography (CT) is a fast, inexpensive and reproducible examination that effectively-predicts risk for development of cardiovascular diseases and guides preventive therapy in asymptomatic individuals
News | Cardiac Imaging
CAC Scoring from CT Scans Proves to be Powerful Tool for Physicians

June 24, 2022 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reports that Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring with ...

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William van Kampen, Xoran Chief Technology Officer and principal investigator on the project.
News | Lung Imaging
Xoran Technologies Starts Work on Phase 2 of Mobile Lung CT NIH Grant

June 24, 2022 — Xoran Technologies announced they have begun work on Phase 2 of their mobile lung grant with the goal to ...

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Black women tend to experience lags in getting biopsies after a mammogram shows an abnormality.
News | Mammography
Structural Racism Cited in Study of Breast Biopsy Delays

June 23, 2022 — Black and Asian women are more likely than white women to experience significant delays in getting ...

Time June 23, 2022
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CM = contrast media; CO2 = carbon dioxide; Gd = gadolinium; IVUS = intravascular ultrasound. Image courtesy of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
News | Contrast Media
Global Contrast Media Shortage Means Urgent Changes in Interventional Radiology Practices

June 23, 2022 — Supply chain disruptions have created critical shortages of Omnipaque (iohexol) and Visipaque (iodixanol ...

Time June 23, 2022
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SpectralDR is currently built into the Reveal 35C detector. The new brand is in line with the company’s strategy to expand its presence in the X-ray market.
News | Digital Radiography (DR)
KA Imaging Unveils New Brand Identity for Its Patented Dual Energy Technology

June 22, 2022 — Canadian manufacturer KA Imaging unveiled a new brand identity for its patented dual-energy technology ...

Time June 22, 2022
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41-year-old woman with invasive ductal carcinoma (G2, luminal B) of right breast
News | MRI Breast
Contrast-Enhanced Mammography vs. MRI: Neoadjuvant Therapy Response in Breast Cancer

June 22, 2022 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) may be a ...

Time June 22, 2022
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Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Announces 2022 Fellows
News | SNMMI
Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Announces 2022 Fellows

June 22, 2022 — The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging recognized 15 new SNMMI Fellows on Monday, June 13 ...

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Andrei Iagaru, MD, FACNM, Receives Inaugural SNMMI Sam Gambhir Trailblazer Award. Courtesy of SNMMI.
News | SNMMI
Andrei Iagaru, MD, FACNM, Receives Inaugural SNMMI Sam Gambhir Trailblazer Award

June 22, 2022 — Andrei Iagaru, MD, FACNM, professor of radiology (nuclear medicine) and chief of the Division of Nuclear ...

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Markus Schwaiger, MD, receives SNMMI Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award
News | PET Imaging
Markus Schwaiger, MD, receives SNMMI Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award

June 21, 2022 — Markus Schwaiger, MD, a scientist known for his contributions to cardiac PET imaging, has been named as ...

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After less than two years of data collection and processing, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has successfully delivered over 30,000 de-identified imaging exams to the Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center (MIDRC), an open-access platform which publishes data to be used for research.
News | Radiology Imaging
RSNA MIDRC Data Contribution Hits 30,000

June 21, 2022 — After less than two years of data collection and processing, the Radiological Society of North America ...

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SNMMI announces Krystle W. Glasgow, MIS, CNMT, NMTCB(CT), NMAA, FSNMMI-TS, as president of the Technologist Section during 2022 Annual Meeting. Image Courtesy of SNMMI
News | SNMMI
SNMMI Announces President of the Technologist Section During 2022 Annual Meeting

June 21, 2022 — Krystle W. Glasgow, MIS, CNMT, NMTCB(CT), NMAA, FSNMMI-TS, instructor and clinical coordinator at the ...

Time June 20, 2022
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Xoran Technologies has recently received a patent for a modular computed tomography (CT) system assembly. 
News | Computed Tomography (CT)
Xoran Announces New Patent for Modular Computed Tomography System Assembly

June 16, 2022 — Xoran Technologies has recently received a patent for a modular computed tomography (CT) system assembly ...

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SNMMI Elects Cathy Sue Cutler, PhD, FSNMMI, as Vice President-Elect at 2022 Annual Meeting
News | SNMMI
SNMMI elects Cathy Sue Cutler, PhD, FSNMMI, as Vice President-Elect at 2022 Annual Meeting

June 16, 2022 — Cathy Sue Cutler, PhD, FSNMMI, director of the medical isotope research and production program at ...

Time June 16, 2022
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System geometry, imaging mechanism, and performance evaluation of a self-collimating SPECT for fast dynamic cardiac imaging
News | SPECT Imaging
Revolutionary Technology Shortens Cardiac Scan Time, Provides High-quality SPECT Images

June 15, 2022 — A cardiac SPECT imaging system performs scans 10 to 100 times faster than current SPECT systems ...

Time June 15, 2022
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Representative case with acute anterior wall myocardial infarction: Myocardial perfusion images using 99mTc-tetrofosmin at rest (first row), 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET (second row), late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) from cardiac magnetic resonance (third row) and schematic drawings of the left ventricle (fourth row). Area of fibroblast activation exceeds infarct area and LGE signal, most common type of myocardial FAP-distribution. Bottom left: Mean areas of perfusion defect, FAPI-signal and LGE of 35 studied patients
News | PET Imaging
SNMMI Image of the Year: New Biomarker Predicts Severity of Cardiac Remodeling After Heart Attack

June 15, 2022 — Poor functional outcomes after a heart attack can be predicted with a new PET imaging agent, 68Ga-FAPI ...

Time June 15, 2022
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Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) perfusion images for two representative patients. Both patients had similar demographic characteristics. Neither patient had significant perfusion abnormalities as shown in the figure. Patient A had mild sleep apnea while patient B had severe obstructive sleep apnea. The corrected myocardial flow reserve (MFR) for patient A was normal at 3.24 while for patient B it was severely abnormal at 1.22.
News | PET Imaging
PET Imaging Confirms Link Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Heart Blood Flow Impairment

June 15, 2022 — Patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are less able to increase blood flow to the heart ...

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SNMMI Names Helen Nadel, MD, FRCPC, as President-Elect at 2022 Annual Meeting
News | SNMMI
SNMMI Names Helen Nadel, MD, FRCPC, as President-Elect at 2022 Annual Meeting

June 15, 2022 — Helen Nadel, MD, FRCPC, director of pediatric nuclear medicine at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at ...

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Platform displayed within additional image series to interpreting radiologist
News | Artificial Intelligence
AI Saves One Hour of Daily Chest CT Interpretation Time in Prospective Randomized Study

June 14, 2022 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), incorporating AI support into clinical ...

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Representative axial image from a test set imaging study. From top left to bottom right: CT (A), NAC-PET (B), original AC-PET (C), AI-generated AC-PET (D). The blue arrow indicates one lesion that was observed in both images, and the red arrow indicates a lesion that was missed (i.e., not de-tected by expert nuclear medicine physicians) in AI image. NAC = Non-Attenuation Corrected. AC = Attenuation-Corrected
News | PET-CT
Virtual CT Scans Cut Patient Radiation Exposure in Half During PET/CT Studies

June 14, 2022 — A novel artificial intelligence method can be used to generate high-quality “PET/CT” images and ...

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The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) announced the creation of the Mars Shot Fund, an initiative to raise $100 million to help pay for research into nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, and therapy.
News | SNMMI
SNMMI Launches Mars Shot Fund for Nuclear Medicine Research

June 14, 2022 — The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) announced the creation of the Mars Shot ...

Time June 14, 2022
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