Jason Kelly, MD, who practices in Denver, predicted the eventual demise of his profession at the hands of IBM’s Watson and its artificial-intelligence kin.

A study jointly conducted by Emory University and University of Arizona found that including patient photographs with medical imaging can reduce wrong-patient error while maintaining speed and accuracy.

With demand for imaging on the rise, researchers from St. James’s Hospital in Dublin, evaluated how much the time to completion of imaging examinations can influence patient length of stay and hospital costs. Writing about its findings for Clinical Radiology, the team said it found that delays for patients undergoing MRI, ultrasound and CT inpatient imaging are associated with longer lengths of stay for those patients. In addition, some delays directly lead to increased hospital costs. 

Combining cutting-edge developments with conventional wisdom might be the best approach to treat as many people as possible as effectively as possible when it comes to cancer, according to Stat News. 

The FDA has recently given EndoChoice clearance for its Lumos imaging software system, which can improve detection and provide clearer images to physicians.

New discoveries have been made in near-infrared spectroscopy technologies (NIRS) that are helping physicians diagnose and treat diseases. The advancement are also reducing costs and portability while increasing sensitivity and patient comfort.

A new study about the use of imaging tests on patients who've had thyroid cancer has raised concerns about whether excessive imaging is necessary.

Racial disparities in health among Americans generally has not been understood very well, often because clinical research trials historically didn’t focus on non-white subjects, according to Forbes.