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Image: The Diadem device is designed to treat chronic pain and depression (Photo courtesy of The University of Utah)

Ultrasound Device Noninvasively Stimulates Deep Brain Regions for Treating Chronic Pain

A new device using focused ultrasonic waves to noninvasively target and modulate pain circuits offers a promising breakthrough for chronic sufferers dealing with persistent, erroneous pain signals originating from the brain. More...
30 Aug 2024
Image: A wearable jewelry-like bracelet cuts background noise to dramatically boost the power of MRI (Photo courtesy of Boston University)

Metamaterials to Make MRI Scans Faster, Cheaper, and More Accurate

Engineers are utilizing metamaterials—structures crafted from common materials like copper, fabric, and plastic designed to control electromagnetic waves and radio frequencies—to build devices that can enhance the speed, affordability, and precision of MRI scans. More...
29 Aug 2024
Image: General terms. Lexicon terms (bolded and/or italicized) applicable to pregnancy but not specific to imaging are listed in this table (Photo courtesy of RSNA)

New Ultrasound Terminology for Early Pregnancy Endorsed by Expert Panel

For the first time, a multi-medical society panel has created and endorsed a uniform lexicon for describing ultrasound observations during the first trimester of pregnancy. More...
28 Aug 2024
Image: Four examples of remarkable chest X-rays with missed critical findings (Photo courtesy of Radiology; https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.240272)

AI-Powered Chest X-Ray Analysis Shows Promise in Clinical Practice

A new study has demonstrated that off-label use of a commercial AI tool is effective in excluding pathology with equal or fewer critical misses compared to radiologists. More...
27 Aug 2024
Image: The image illustrates the gradient-based saliency maps predicted by the MV-DEFEAT model (Photo courtesy of University of Eastern Finland)

AI-Based Algorithm Improves Accuracy of Breast Cancer Diagnoses

A new artificial intelligence-based algorithm uses deep learning to analyze multiple mammogram views concurrently, simulating the evaluation process of radiologists. More...
26 Aug 2024
Image: Researchers are using AI to pick up early signs of mitral valve regurgitation, the most common heart valve disorder (Photo courtesy of 123RF)

AI Automates Detection of Mitral Regurgitation on Echocardiograms for Minimally Invasive Procedure

Researchers have developed an AI program to detect the presence and severity of mitral valve regurgitation from echocardiograms that could help identify patients for a minimally invasive procedure or surgery. More...
23 Aug 2024
Image: [18F]MFBG LAFOV PET/ULD CT (top) and [123I]MIBG scintigraphy with SPECT/LD CT images (bottom) of 7-wk-old girl with neuroblastoma (Photo courtesy of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine)

New PET/CT Technique Accurately Detects Neuroblastoma in Children with Short Scan Time and No Anesthesia

A new molecular imaging method utilizes a novel tracer combined with an advanced PET/CT scanner to identify neuroblastoma in children with high sensitivity, requiring a scan time of just minutes and no sedation or anesthesia. More...
22 Aug 2024
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The Medical Imaging channel of HospiMedica deals with Radiography, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, and similar items.