Toshiba achieves CT milestone

In a new point-counterpoint discussion published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, researchers debate the merits and limitations of the Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) version 2.1.

In the third episode of a three-part podcast, Anand Narayan, M.D., Ph.D., and Amy Patel, M.D., discuss the challenges of expanded breast cancer screening amid a backdrop of radiologist shortages and ever-increasing volume on radiology worklists.

In research involving over 2,200 women who had SPECT MPI exams, researchers found that those who had a high score with the COronary Risk Score in WOmen (CORSWO) model had a greater than fourfold higher risk of major adverse coronary events (MACE).

In the second episode of a three-part podcast, Anand Narayan, M.D., Ph.D., and Amy Patel, M.D., discuss recent studies published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that suggested moving to more of a risk-adapted model for mammography screening.

Emerging research from the RSNA conference suggests that two-dimensional mammography would only detect 41 percent of detectable breast cancer.

The Nanox.ARC X-ray system, which offers 3D tomosynthesis capabilities, can now be utilized for pulmonary, intra-abdominal and paranasal imaging.