| Today's News and Trends | | When JAMA published research detailing radiation contamination in a crematorium, it gained considerable attention from both the mainstream media and the general public. Mahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD, chief physicist for Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, spoke with Radiology Business to provide additional information about this subject. When JAMA published research detailing radiation contamination in a crematorium, it gained considerable attention from both the mainstream media and the general public. Mahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD, chief physicist for Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, spoke with Radiology Business to provide additional information about this subject. | | |
| CT scans and mammograms can reveal valuable information about a patient’s heart health, even if the exam was not specifically ordered for that purpose. CT scans and mammograms can reveal valuable information about a patient’s heart health, even if the exam was not specifically ordered for that purpose. | | |
| | The FDA has granted accelerated approval to the combination of atezolizumab, an antibody marketed by Genentech under the name Tecentriq, and chemotherapy for certain patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. The FDA has granted accelerated approval to the combination of atezolizumab, an antibody marketed by Genentech under the name Tecentriq, and chemotherapy for certain patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. | | |
| Children and teenagers undergoing brain MRI scans experience little to no more claustrophobia or other form of anxiety than adults, so there’s no reason to exclude pediatric patients from MRI research on the basis of concern over stress. Children and teenagers undergoing brain MRI scans experience little to no more claustrophobia or other form of anxiety than adults, so there’s no reason to exclude pediatric patients from MRI research on the basis of concern over stress. | | |
| Most neuroradiology training programs are failing to use social media and missing an opportunity to engage with the public, according to new research published by the American Journal of Roentgenology. Most neuroradiology training programs are failing to use social media and missing an opportunity to engage with the public, according to new research published by the American Journal of Roentgenology. | | |
| Researchers in Britain are calling for better, faster tests to distinguish between viral and bacterial illness in children presenting to emergency rooms with a fever. Such a development would save children and their families the anxiety of unnecessary exams, including imaging, and make a meaningful dent in the financial burden on the U.K’s National Health Service. Researchers in Britain are calling for better, faster tests to distinguish between viral and bacterial illness in children presenting to emergency rooms with a fever. Such a development would save children and their families the anxiety of unnecessary exams, including imaging, and make a meaningful dent in the financial burden on the U.K’s National Health Service. | | |
| | [Expert Roundtable Video Series] Sitting atop the biggest biobank with whole exome (DNA) sequence data in existence, Geisinger Health System is bringing complex algorithmic concepts to everyday patient care and showing others the path forward. Register to see how data, imaging & genomics are driving actionable decision-making. [Expert Roundtable Video Series] Sitting atop the biggest biobank with whole exome (DNA) sequence data in existence, Geisinger Health System is bringing complex algorithmic concepts to everyday patient care and showing others the path forward. Register to see how data, imaging & genomics are driving actionable decision-making. | | |
| Imaging Innovation Awards will recognize private radiology practices and/or hospital radiology departments that have combined creative thinking with coordinated teamwork to develop a notably original breakthrough in some particular aspect of medical imaging. Enter today! Imaging Innovation Awards will recognize private radiology practices and/or hospital radiology departments that have combined creative thinking with coordinated teamwork to develop a notably original breakthrough in some particular aspect of medical imaging. Enter today! | | |
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