Initial results were so successful that the material has been fast-tracked by the FDA in an effort to test its accuracy in human clinical trials.

"This study is a bridge between genetic sequencing, single-cell analysis and high-resolution medical imaging," researchers said of their study published in PLOS One.

With estimates from the American Cancer Society, implementing this intervention could save between 30,000 and 60,000 lives in the U.S. each year.

The Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting Data System Magnetic Resonance Imaging score can help physicians create a patient-centered approach and potentially prevent unnecessary surgeries. 

Stanford University researchers found their method diagnosed nodules as accurately as expert classifiers and would have avoided a number of unnecessary biopsies in the process.

Women who wore a VR headset during chemotherapy reported less anxiety and a better mood following their appointment.

These sessions can help further education, promote discussion of instructive cases and invite performance feedback from fellow radiologists.

“This is exciting because it shows that proton therapy offers a way for us to reduce the serious side effects of chemo-radiation and improve patient health and well-being without sacrificing the effectiveness of the therapy,” experts wrote in a recent JAMA Oncology study.

The American College of Radiology revoked Radiology Disc of Encino’s accreditation after it did not pass a mandatory inspection under the Mammography Quality Standards Act.

The concept derives image-based biomarkers from MRI scans to produce a heat map for surgeons to better pinpoint cancers.

Combining fluorodeoxyglucose PET with high-resolution CT can help predict subtypes of early lung adenocarcinoma—a form of cancer that is on the rise.

None of the information on the top breast density websites was written at recommended reading levels, and it may limit the educational goals of new federal breast density legislation.