Diagnostic Imaging Staff

Analysis of imaging performed immediately following the Boston Marathon bombings allowed researchers to improve the emergency response system.

Using an algorithm with CT colonography allows radiologists to recognize previously identified polyps.

Bedside ultrasound competency assessment of emergency medicine residents varies considerably throughout the U.S.

For this 10 Questions series, we spoke with Vijay M. Rao, MD, FACR about her job and the future of radiology.

A drop in the number of CT scans performed on inpatients and reduction of radiation doses lowered the estimated rate of induced cancers.

For the most part, women who undergo image-guided core-needle breast biopsies experience minimal pain.

Uncomplicated headache without red flags does not usually require imaging for diagnosis.

Use of pediatric dose-reduction protocols and shielding for CTs vary among hospitals.

Whether an ED has access to radiology services and what those services entail varies greatly between facilities.

Many CTs for suspected appendicitis among children may be avoided if radiologists use a diagnostic algorithm.

Screening ultrasounds plus mammography may find more cancers in women who have breast dense tissue.

Fujifulm’s Aspire Cristalle digital mammography solution received FDA clearance yesterday and includes features promoting patient comfort and image quality.

Using the combination MP 18FDG PET-MRI improves differentiation of benign and malignant breast tumors.

Patients with a blunt traumatic brain injury who exhibit normal neurological status do not need to undergo repeat head CT scans.

Screening with tomosynthesis in conjunction with digital mammography lowers recall rates and increases cancer detection.

Ultrasound screening recommendations for abdominal aortic aneurysms remain mostly the same and still only definitively recommend screening for men.

What’s the preferred breast cancer screening modality? When should patients begin screening mammograms? Are guidelines being considered? We compiled the data.

When mammograms are read by radiologists who are familiar with the patients’ risk factors, there are fewer missed diagnosis and false positives.

CT images show lung changes in patients with MERS coronavirus infection.

Women aged 50 to 69 who underwent mammography screening had a reduced death rate compared to women who did not have mammography screening.

Lower recall rates, more cancer detection were seen with 3D digital breast tomosynthesis, compared with 2D digital mammography.

No more excuses, radiologists. Experts weigh in on how social media benefits the radiology industry.

Cardiac imaging with PET and MRI shows excellent diagnostic accuracy compared with SPECT-MPI.

Low-dose CT screening for lung cancer does not result in diminished health quality of life or long term anxiety, study says.

Use of digital breast tomosynthesis varies across the country and among practices, but is most often used clinically.

Magnetic resonance imaging may be a promising way to detect lower levels of iron in the brain, helping determine which children have ADHD.

Imaging visualizes rheumatoid arthritis inflammation in preclinical study.

Magnetic resonance imaging detects lower connectivity in the basal ganglia network among patients with early Parkinson’s disease.

Imaging shows signs of brain abnormalities among babies born between 32 and 37 weeks’ gestation.

Medical imaging executives and radiologists are still concerned about receiving reimbursement from Medicare for diagnostic and interventional imaging.