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Three-dimensional imaging systems are increasingly becoming the standard in radiology departments, according to a recent survey from HIMSS Analytics, an…

Women who undergo annual breast cancer screenings have a decreased risk of mortality and a better treatment experience upon diagnosis, according to a group of researchers lead by László Tabár, MD.

In their study recently published in …

Siemens has added the MAGNETOM…

At the age of 72, German immigrant Susan Potter was adamant about donating her body to science. Her body would be turned inside out and created into a 3D digital landscape of 6,900 photos for medical students to learn from. In 2015, her wish finally came true. In a …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an effective method for measuring liver fat levels in obese patients who undergone weight loss surgery, according to researchers from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

In their …

A study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology is using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to draw the correlation between the attraction toward risk and criminal activity.…

Researchers at Case Western University are turning the noisy and distressing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine acoustics into a lulling music box that plays Yo Yo Ma.

MRI’s continuous switching patterns create jolting vibrations, which cause anxiety, annoyance, and…

The knee is the most commonly imaged body part by MRI, and a new study has found that deep learning model can accelerate MRI knee exams while also improving…

MRI might soon be able to predict if a patient will develop dementia up to three years before they start presenting symptoms, according to a research recently presented at the Radiological Society of North American annual meeting in Chicago.

Researchers from the…

The American Board of Radiology (ABR) is replacing its age-old 10-year Maintenance of Certification (MOC)…

The radiology department at the University of Rochester Medicine has fully embraced artificial intelligence (AI) with their recent announcement that they’re testing Aidoc, an artificial intelligence-based software that analyzes medical images to detect abnormalities.

The…

At the University of Missouri School of Medicine, patients can now undergo MRIs while being able to breathe normally thanks to the institution’s new program Heart Speed.

An MRI takes around 90 minutes to conduct and can be difficult, tiring, and tedious for patients. In order…

At West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, a group of researchers led by neurosurgeon Ali R. Rezai, MD…

Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System and GE Healthcare are collaborating to create 3D printing applications using radiological scans and converting them into printable files.

Last week, the VA and GE officially announced a partnership that will help radiologists…

As a part of their FastMRI project to use artificial intelligence to speed up MRI procedures, New York University and Facebook have just introduced a first-of-its-kind…

The EXPLORER, the new full-body scanner created in partnership between University of California Davis and United Imaging Healthcare in Shanghai has officially started producing…

NVIDIA remains at the forefront of developing key artificial intelligence systems for radiology with their latest launch of the Clara Software Development Kit (SDK), which will enable third-party developers to build enhanced imaging applications with a series of accelerated libraries.…

According to a report recently presented at the Radiological Society of North America’s annual meeting, important clinical data demonstrated by low-dose gadolinium MRI…

Grand River Hospital in Waterloo, Ontario is introducing a portable multi-energy x-ray imager as an alternative to CT scan for lung cancer screening. The makers of the device claim it to be cost-effective and emit 50 times less radiation than a CT scan.

The creators of the…

This month, Mednax added Associates in Diagnostic Radiology, P.C in Chattanooga, Tennessee to its growing roster of acquired imaging practices. It was a cash transaction and no other details about the deal were disclosed.

Associates in…