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Study shows patients are positioned too low, negatively impacting radiation dose and image noise in chest CT.

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

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

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

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

The controversy of covering low-dose CT for lung cancer screening continues, as groups argue lives saved versus dollars spent.

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.

Short but intensive training was effective in training radiology staff on dose reduction.

Imaging visualizes rheumatoid arthritis inflammation in preclinical study.

Tomosynthesis, photon counting and photoacoustic imaging are just a few of the growing options for breast imaging technology.

Emergency department radiology services frequently are uncompensated among both uninsured and insured patients.

Knowledge of radiation safety among medical residents, including radiology residents, could be improved.

Preoperative imaging of patients with esophageal cancer by PET and MRI may provide higher accuracy in nodal staging.

Radiologists tend to get a bad rap, but when it comes to imaging studies, we know best.

Radiologists need to play their part in educating the public about radiation.

High resolution coronary CT angiography provides better results among patients at high risk for CAD than does standard resolution coronary angiography.

The evidence exists that low-dose CT can save the lives of patients at high risk for lung cancer, according to MITA.

Incidental findings from diagnostic chest CT may help physicians identify patients at risk for cardiovascular disease.

With patient satisfaction an increasing concern, radiology vendors and facilities are focused on improving the imaging experience.

The MedMuseum, devoted to the history of medical technology, held its grand opening today in Erlangen, Germany.

When it comes to dose monitoring, there are more questions than answers regarding standards and implementation, according to imaging professionals at SIIM.

Discrepancies in dose among institutions reveal underutilization of reduced-dose techniques.

Applying the same dose-reduction protocols to all patients may have adverse effects.

Only a few states have legislation for monitoring radiation exposure but the rest will follow suit, predict experts at SIIM 2014, where is your organization in the mix?