The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and GE Healthcare have teamed to provide a cardiovascular ultrasound training event for healthcare providers caring for underserved populations in rural northwest India.

Research on the first highly selective and specific PET tracer for in vivo neurological imaging of tau pathologies has been published in the August issue of Journal of Alzheimers Disease.

A hybrid imaging technique which combines PET/CT with two molecular imaging agents targeting different markers of disease has been shown to aid in the detection of tumors in complex cases of bone cancer, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI).

Long periods of fasting prior to contrast-enhanced CT, particularly restrictions on fluid intake, vary widely throughout the world, and may ultimately be unnecessary, according to a study published in the May issue of Radiology.

Intraoperative robotic-assisted ultrasound helps surgeons to perform more complex procedures robotically with potentially improved outcomes.

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) have responded to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine which concluded that 15 to 25 percent of cancers in the Norwegian mammography screening program are overdiagnosed, saying those overdiagnosis rates are overestimated, according to a statement on ACRs website.

Technological improvements in image acquisition and software processing in nuclear cardiology should allow physicians to shave patient imaging times dramatically or cut radiation doses fourfold, according to a new preferred practice statement from the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC).

There is growing concern among cardiac sonographers about the amount of radiation exposure they experience on the job and few say their workplace has a formal policy to address radiation safety for sonographers, according to a survey conducted by the American Society of Echocardiography.