News & Updates
Check here regularly for news about medical imaging and updates from MITA.
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Combining MR spectroscopy with T2-weighted MR imaging “significantly improves” the diagnostic accuracy of endorectal MRI to detect locally recurrent prostate cancer after external-beam radiation therapy, according to a study in the August issue of Radiology.
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Borrowing a technique from the virtual colonoscopy playbook, researchers from South Carolina and Germany found that coronary CT angiography (CTA) is better than previously thought compared to catheter-based coronary angiography — in fact the two tests are essentially equivalent, they said.
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In recent years, advances in CT scanner technology have made perfusion computed tomography (CT) imaging an important diagnostic tool for patients with suspected stroke. Now, researchers at Mayo Clinic are working to reduce radiation dosages used to acquire perfusion and other CT images.
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Structural, functional, and molecular imaging of patients with brain tumors is feasible with diagnostic imaging quality using simultaneous hybrid PET/MR image acquisition, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
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A new technique for measuring blood perfusion reserve with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) improves the evaluation of three-vessel coronary artery disease and identifies scarred myocardium supplied by a severely narrowed artery.
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Scan data from 10 radiology practices in Australia showed that attendance at a radiation dose-optimization workshop nearly halved the doses subsequently given to patients.
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The article accurately states that government officials say none of the overdoses described in the story “can be attributed to malfunctions of the CT scanners.”
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The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) submitted a letter to the Center for Devices and Radiological Health on July 27 stressing that it is essential for the FDA to allow the public at least 60 days to thoroughly evaluate and respond to proposed changes to the 510(k) process.
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In a letter submitted July 27, the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) urged the Institute of Medicine to open the lines of communication and broadly consult with members of the medical device industry when assessing and making recommendations on the 510(k) system.
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Swiss researchers have developed a real-time parametric imaging technique for distinguishing benign from malignant liver lesions easily and noninvasively using contrast-enhanced ultrasound.
Access to Virtual Colonoscopy
In line with American Cancer Society guidelines, H.R. 5461 would give Medicare patients access to CT colonography, often referred to as “virtual colonoscopy.” Access to virtual colonoscopy has been shown to increase colorectal cancer screening rates. Learn More
Further Enhancing Radiation Therapy
A new industry-wide initiative to develop and implement additional patient protection features for radiation therapy equipment will help ensure that cancer patients receive their treatments as intended. Learn More
CT Radiation Dose Check Initiative
As part of its ongoing commitment to ensuring safe, appropriate and effective medical imaging, MITA and CT manufacturers are spearheading the effort to include new, more expansive radiation dose safeguards on CT technology. Learn More
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