Delays in diagnostic resolution—following an abnormal screening mammogram—can lead to patient anxiety, later-stage cancer diagnoses, and poorer breast cancer survival. 

A new program at UC Davis Health is giving community college and undergraduate students an early look at careers in medical imaging. 

Low-dose radiation therapy may do more than relieve pain in patients with early knee osteoarthritis, with new long-term findings suggesting the treatment could also slow structural deterioration. 

Experts involved in the analysis believe their findings emphasize the need for ongoing educational initiatives on radiation exposure for docs who practice in ED settings. 

These referrer check-ins can serve as a major source of workflow interruption and inefficiency, experts write in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

University of Cincinnati researchers recently championed a new quality initiative schooling clinicians on when ordering a CT scan provides little value. 
 

A new meta-analysis is offering updated insight into the relationship between cigarette smoking and aortic calcification, with a couple of key findings having potential implications for future research. 

Differences in recommendation behavior could have implications for imaging utilization, especially for incidental or indeterminate findings. 

Although mpMRI can improve targeting of clinically significant prostate cancer, its performance depends in part on obtaining high-quality images.

Inpatient MRI can present unique safety challenges, particularly for patients who are critically ill or whose condition may deteriorate during imaging.