Diagnostic Imaging Staff

FDG PET/CT scanning before treatment for invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast can predict survival.

Tips for radiology practices on preparing for new legislation and avoiding reimbursement cuts.

Imaging patients is more costly when they move.

Patients who smoke and undergo early lung cancer screening may not feel the need to stop smoking.

Ankle radiographs not always needed among some children presenting with acute ankle injury.

Doses over 7.5 mSv of radiation from cardiac CTA cause cellular damage.

For this “10 Questions” series, we spoke with Bruce Reiner, MD, about his work and the future of radiology.

Multi detector computed tomography for autoimmune pancreatitis may not provide fully accurate diagnosis if abnormalities are detected.

Magnetic resonance imaging shows that women have changes in the brain’s gray matter volume after stimulant addiction.

Cerebral lesions of 3 mm or smaller, detected by MRI, may increase risk of stroke and death.

Imaging with electron beam tomography or CT helps determine plaque build-up in coronary artery calcification among asymptomatic patients.

Mammography screening detects small cancers without affecting large breast cancer detection rate or mortality from breast cancer.

Physicians can use MRI and CT scan to measure exercise limitations and understand symptoms among patients with COPD.

Breast imaging, specifically mammography and ultrasound, are at highest risk for medicolegal claims.

Performing routine abdominal and pelvic CTs does not increase detection of cancer among patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism.

Inappropriate imaging is still performed among asymptomatic women with stage I or II breast cancer in Ontario.

Clinicians were more likely to discuss breast cancer screening issues with patients following an educational intervention.

For this “10 Questions” series, we spoke with Charles Kahn, Jr, MD, MS, about his work and the future of radiology.

Low-dose CT observation of nonsolid lung nodules is safe.

Absolute recommendations for imaging, rather than conditional recommendations, result in more patients receiving the exams.

Using diffusion-tensor imaging, researchers found brain changes among patients with mild traumatic brain injury who are depressed or anxious.

Patients who undergo coronary CT angiography receive lower radiation doses and are more pleased with the experience than with MPI.

Agfa HealthCare propels enterprise imaging strategy with FDA clearance for XERO Viewer.

US women experience higher false-positive mammography rates than do European women.

Some hospitals charging much higher fees than Medicare allowable costs.

Breast cancer screening for women aged 50 to 74 does reduce breast cancer mortality.

Coronary CT angiography detects links between arterial plaque, diabetes, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels.

Touch Prime and Touch Prime XE first of Carestream’s new family of ultrasound to receive FDA approval.

Neuroimaging may not be necessary for all children with sports-related concussion.

MRI may be able to detect an early marker of atypical Alzheimer’s disease.