Diagnostic Imaging

Radiologists use diagnostic imaging to non-invasively look inside the body to help determine the causes of an injury or an illness, and confirm a diagnosis. Providers use many imaging modalities to do so, including CT, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, PET and more.

Bibb Allen, MD, FACR, chief medical officer of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Data Science Institute, discusses multiple factors involved in the adoption rate of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology.

VIDEO: Where are we with AI adoption in radiology?

Bibb Allen, MD, FACR, chief medical officer of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Data Science Institute, discusses multiple factors involved in the adoption rate of artificial intelligence in radiology.
 

September 2, 2022
Ischemic stroke shown in CT scans. Image courtesy of RSNA

VIDEO: AI for stroke detection on CT imaging

Bibb Allen, MD, FACR, chief medical officer of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Data Science Institute, explains the trend of using AI for the automated detection of stroke on computed tomography (CT) imaging and the need to include radiologists on the stroke care team.

August 30, 2022
Don't delay mammograms after COVID vaccine. Women do not need to delay their mammogram appointment after COVID-19 vaccination. A new study suggests not delaying mammograms due to getting a COVID vaccine because cancers may go un detected. The RSNA study showed several examples of swollen lymph nodes that appeared to be from the vaccine, but turned out to be cancers. Women should not delay getting mammograms after COVID vaccines. Do not delay getting a mammogram with the COVID Vaccine.

Q&A: Should COVID vaccinated patients delay getting breast imaging — new study says no 

The lead authors of a new study, Stacey Wolfson, MD, and Beatriu Reig, MD, from the Department of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, say women should not delay breast imaging if they recently received the COVID vaccine or a booster.

February 23, 2022

Radiologists don’t see eye-to-eye with other providers on fluoroscopic swallow studies

With demand for such exams forecasted to increase alongside an aging population, rads and speech language pathologists do agree that standardization is needed.

January 6, 2022

Machine learning model accurately predicts DCIS upstaging without invasive surgery

Understanding a patient's risk of developing invasive cancer without having to undergo surgery could help patients and providers choose more appropriate treatment plans.

January 5, 2022

2016 ARRS Abdominal and Pelvic MR Imaging Symposium coming to Baltimore in September

The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) previewed its 2016 ARRS Abdominal and Pelvic MR Imaging Symposium earlier this week. The symposium will be held at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, Md., from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, 2016.  

June 15, 2016
Architectural distortion seen in the breast of a 67-year-old woman who presented for screening mammography. Surgical pathology revealed invasive ductal adenocarcinoma. Image from AJR

When does worrisome architectural distortion signal malignancy on mammography?

Architectural distortion, the non-mass but potentially ominous clinical feature observed in many breast imaging procedures, is less likely to signal malignancy when it’s detected on screening mammography rather than diagnostic mammography or when it does not correlate with a subsequent targeted ultrasound exam.

December 17, 2015

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"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

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