PET and CT scans could be underrated diagnostic tools when it comes to gynecologic cancer, one Radiology study suggests. In research led by Michael S. Gee, MD, PhD, the imaging techniques were able to detect unsuspected distant metastases in dozens of women with cervical and endometrial cancers.

DenseBreast-info.org, a New York-based organization focused on educating both patients and healthcare professionals about the importance of breast density, announced it is expanding internationally.

When Anthem started pushing outpatient MR and CT scans not considered medically necessary to freestanding imaging facilities in 2017, it upset both radiologists and imaging societies. A hospital group out of Georgia is now suing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia and Anthem, its parent company, over that very decision and a separate policy related to payments for care provided in the emergency room.

Duke University has events scheduled on back-to-back days that will examine the issue of head trauma in football.

Kentucky expanded Medicaid coverage in 2014, taking its cue from the Affordable Care Act and including individuals and families with incomes up to 33 percent above the federal poverty line. The state’s uninsured rate dropped from 19 percent to 7 percent as a result. According to a study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, the move also improved the quality of breast cancer care.

Researchers have unlocked the puzzle behind why alcohol triggers aggression, thanks to MRI, the Telegraph reported this week.

Carestream Health has again earned top ratings from healthcare IT and radiology professionals for its Carestream Radiology module of the Clinical Collaboration Platform CARESTREAM Vue Radiology PACS.

The harms associated with screening for ovarian cancer outweigh its documented benefits, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announced today in its first recommendation on the subject since 2012.