Georgetown University researchers looking at the increased use of intensity modulated radiation therapy for prostate cancer found self-referral plays a large role in its escalating use.

Endoscopic capsule technology just got even closer to resembling the 1987 motion picture Innerspace about exploring the inner workings of the human body.

British researchers say cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) should replace single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) when it comes to diagnosing coronary artery disease, according to a recent study published in the The Lancet.

Treating spine problems is one of the largest contributors to the rising costs of health care, and diagnostic imaging is often cited as one of the key reasons why.

While unenhanced MRI may be good at detecting cancer in lymph nodes among breast cancer patients, it’s not good enough to avoid a lymph node dissection, according to research published online in the journal Radiology.

Duke University researchers point to physician self-referral as possibly driving up utilization among imaging facilities in one particular community.

MRI safety was the topic of a two-day public workshop held earlier this week by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its White Oak campus in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Reston Radiology Consultants (Ashburn, Virginia) is a hospital-based imaging practice in business for over twenty years that includes several outpatient centers, including MRI of Reston, where four systems carry an imaging load that reaches a combined average of 24,000 studies annually. This suggests a fair amount of volume seen at that lone