Medical Imaging

Medical imaging is the innovative technology that propels effective patient care through screening, diagnosis, and treatment. By allowing medical professionals to see accurate, detailed pictures of a patient’s body, medical imaging technology empowers healthcare providers to make medical decisions based on the best available information. As the science and technology of medical imaging continues to advance, new innovations will ultimately help improve patient outcomes, ensuring that Americans live longer, healthier lives.

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About Medical Imaging

Early Detection

Early detection is essential to preventing diseases from progressing and guiding the treatment delivery process. Today, countless lives are saved thanks to early detection through advanced imaging. Read More

A Tailored Approach to Patient Care

From a senior experiencing early signs of memory loss to a former athlete in need of a hip replacement, patients today benefit from precise, personalized diagnosis and treatment as a result of innovation in medical imaging. Read More

Improved Health Outcomes

Advanced imaging enables patients to get the right diagnosis or therapy at the right time, resulting in better health outcomes at lower costs. Read More

3D, 4D & Beyond

As technology continues to advance and evolve, innovators are constantly creating new ways to detect, diagnose, and treat disease with the help of medical imaging technology—including 3D and 4D models that push the frontiers of medical science. Read More

Radiation Dose Optimization

In recent years, medical imaging manufacturers have introduced new products, system innovations and patient care initiatives that optimize radiation dose. Thanks to these advances, physicians are able to better diagnose disease and stage treatment options. Read More

Enhanced Image Quality

As a result of recent advancements in image resolution and quality, physicians now have an unprecedented window into the human body that allows them to make faster, more accurate diagnoses and even predict which patients are at risk of future injury. Read More

Cyber Security & Privacy

Digital connectivity is critical to today’s health care systems, and cybersecurity and privacy are critical to that connectivity, so it is important that stakeholders across the industry work together to share the responsibility of cybersecurity to ensure patient safety, privacy, and security. Read More

Imaging Informatics

In an increasingly global world, interoperability is key to improved efficiency and streamlined communications between medical professionals. Today, digital image sharing platforms foster unprecedented collaboration among radiologists and other physicians in hospitals and practices around the world. Read More

Medical Imaging History (Timeline)

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