Radiologists use diagnostic imaging to non-invasively look inside the body to help determine the causes of an injury or an illness, and confirm a diagnosis. Providers use many imaging modalities to do so, including CT, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, PET and more.
Chest CT is routinely performed for things like lung cancer screening, coronary calcium assessment and pulmonary nodule surveillance, but the modality also can be used to extract additional information.
By highlighting subtle abnormalities that could otherwise be overlooked, an algorithm could potentially serve as an additional safety net when radiographic findings are indeterminate.
Researchers from the Swiss Nanoscience Institute and University of Basel have discovered a new way to detect changes in the genetic make-up of skin tissue with new nanotechnology.
Patients readily accept reduced-laxative CT colonography, and, for those who have had a positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT), the scan is an efficient triage exam when used without computer-aided detection (CAD).
Two pediatric radiologists are having a heated agreement in the online pages of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Both feel strongly that Image Gently, the pediatric radiation-reduction campaign, should be terminated. But they arrive at that point via divergent paths—and by ascribing quite different connotations to the term “terminated.”
Even when they don’t know the exact location or nature of the problem, radiologists can tell something is not quite right with a mammogram in the blink of an eye.
Scientists from the Barcelona-based Institute of Photonic Sciences have created a microscope that can quickly and easily identify bacterial pathogens within a patient's blood.
An emerging MRI technique has shown an ability to noninvasively ferret out a relatively common, often symptomless liver condition that clinically resembles drinking-induced liver disease and that typically requires biopsy for accurate diagnosis.
A maternity ward in Ghana has been struggling to ensure the health and safety of mothers and their babies. Siemens has collaborated with the country’s first lady to help.
A paper running in the August edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology proposes adding two heretofore unnamed conditions to what the authors call the “family of disorders” linked to the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs).
