Once inside a pregnant woman’s bloodstream, the Zika virus appears capable of afflicting her developing baby not just with micocephaly, as feared and widely speculated, but also with other congenital abnormalities and harsh effects, including injury to the central nervous system and death, according to a study published online March 4 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Emergency imagers can cut CT radiation dose by more than 85 percent and still produce diagnostic images that reliably identify patients with acute flank pain who, as suspected, need intervention within 90 days for calculi in the urinary system, according to a study posted ahead of print in Radiology.

Breast density software programs from different vendors can reach conflicting conclusions when categorizing breast tissues as either “dense” or “non-dense” under current BI-RADS guidelines and can differ from traditional visual assessments from radiologists, according to results of a study published online in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

iCAD, Inc., announced today the unveiling of a new computer-aided detection (CAD) tool designed for use in digital breast tomosynthesis.

Kortrijk, Belgium, 2 March 2016 — Over the years, Barco’s Coronis Fusion 6MP has become the preferred standard for radiologists worldwide. Now, Barco launches a new generation of its Coronis Fusion line, further boosting diagnostic accuracy as well as radiologist productivity. Discover the new line at ECR, Vienna, 2-6 March.

The list of reservations ED physicians have over keeping patients on spinal-trauma backboards once they’re transported in—prolonged use has been shown to intensify pain, cause pressure ulcers and bring on breathing difficulties—now must include a clear risk of increased radiation dose at CT.

Richardson Healthcare, a division of Richardson Electronics, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RELL), today announced the opening of its diagnostic imaging replacement parts and training center in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Adding a center in Europe is a direct response to Europe’s growing demand for high quality, cost effective parts to help lower the cost of healthcare.

A graduate engineering student at Princeton has come up with a way to overcome variability in the skills of ultrasound technologists. His method ensures better imaging quality every time by combining physics, biology and algorithms in a selfie-inspired process that, he says, results in higher resolution, better contrast, lower noise, fewer artifacts and more tissue-specific response.