Patients of Radiology Express in South Florida could potentially have breast cancer and not know it.

When teaching screening mammography techniques, it can be difficult for educators to assess a resident’s overall performance. To solve that problem, researchers have developed a new system that provides quick, helpful feedback to residents as they view exams.

Biopsy rates for patients being treated for breast cancer provide value to both physicians and the patients themselves, though comprehensive data on the topic is limited. A new study published in JAMA Surgery looked to change this, focusing on the frequency of breast biopsies by the patient’s five- and 10-year follow-up and additional post-biopsy cancer treatment.

Oxygen provided only through portable tanks and inaccessibility to the radiology suite for patients in stretchers or wheelchairs are only a few of the problems faced by two diagnostic laboratories at Thompson General Hospital and Morris General Hospital in Manitoba, Canada.

Progressive sarcopenia, or loss of muscle mass, occurring after the diagnosis of colorectal cancer has a significantly negative impact on the overall and progression-free survival in patients, according to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Jay A. Baker, MD, professor of radiology and chief of the breast imaging division at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, and the vice president of the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI), spoke with Radiology Business about some of the biggest topics affecting breast imaging today.

Michelle Firzlaff had a family history of breast cancer, so she began getting mammograms at the age of 30. Then, last August, the 46-year-old found out her physicians had detected a malignant tumor in one of her breasts.

When physical abuse of a pediatric patient is suspected, how should radiologists and the rest of the imaging team proceed? Which modalities make the most sense? A new guideline from the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and Society and College of Radiographers (SCoR) in the United Kingdom addressed those very issues and many more.