Screening

Diagnostic screening programs help catch cancer, abnormalities or other diseases before they reach an advanced stage, saving lives and healthcare costs. Screening programs include, lung, breast, prostate, and cervical cancer, among many others.

Imaging shows TB’s staying power, confirms need for better strategies

Lesions left in the lungs by tuberculosis can outlast antibiotics and long withstand the body’s own immune system, a new PET/CT-based study has shown. 

September 7, 2016

Brain MRI identifies dementia patients who have vascular impairment rather than Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers at the University of Nottingham in England have shown that brain MRI can be used to differentiate vascular cognitive disorder from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

September 6, 2016

MRI uncovers brain tumor in pregnant soccer star

Lauren Holiday, a two-time gold medalist for the U.S. women's soccer team, is facing an opponent more formidable than any she's seen in her career as a professional athlete. The 28-year-old star discovered a bening tumor behind her right eye after an MRI in June.

September 6, 2016

Nuke med societies: Myocardial perfusion PET widely underutilized

In many if not most cases, clinicians treating patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease would do well to order myocardial perfusion PET without delay. 

September 1, 2016

Rio paralympians to have an imaging friend in GE Healthcare

When the 2016 Paralympic Games roll into Rio next month, clinicians caring for the athletes will have at their disposal MRI, ultrasound and digital x-ray equipment courtesy of GE.

August 25, 2016

10-minute videos improve pediatric rads’ ultrasound skills on two far-flung continents

In locales and cultures as far removed from one another as Ethiopia and Pennsylvania, trainee radiologists finely—and similarly—honed their technical skills in pediatric ultrasound after viewing brief web-based tutorials on image acquisition.

August 24, 2016

The world tunes in as radiology study shows Zika’s awful effects

It’s rare to see radiological research making national front-page news. But the Zika virus has emerged as a top enemy of the national health, and RSNA’s Radiology has published some heart-stopping images inside a free study that went up Aug. 23 on the journal’s website.

August 24, 2016

WHO researchers: Just say no to hypervigilance over thyroid cancer

Largely owing to the diagnostic prowess of ever-improving imaging technologies—mainly CT, ultrasound and MRI—more than 470,000 women and 90,000 men were overdiagnosed with thyroid cancer between 1987 and 2007 across 12 bellwether countries. 

August 22, 2016

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Automated AI-generated measurements combined with annotated CT images can improve treatment planning and help referring physicians and patients better understand their disease, explained Sarah Jane Rinehart, MD, director of cardiac imaging with Charleston Area Medical Center.

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans. 

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

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