The case of a teenage girl who presented to a Seattle ER after swallowing a fidget spinner has drawn attention to gaps in the efficacy and accuracy of X-ray imaging, according to a case report published in JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery.

Standard protocol requires radiologists to perform both skull radiography and volume CT imaging on pediatric patients with suspected nonaccidental injuries (NAIs), but the former technique could be outdated and more trouble than it’s worth, U.K.-based researchers reported this March.

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Army veteran Glenford Turner filed a malpractice lawsuit against the United States and the state of Connecticut after an x-ray indicated a scalpel was left in his abdomen during prostate cancer surgery at the VA Hospital in West Haven four years ago.

Imaging professionals are urged to “child size,” or use the lowest radiation dose needed, in medical imaging exams on pediatric patients, according to new guidance issued on x-rays by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA).

The National Health Service’s Care Quality Commission has launched a national review of its radiology services after indications that more than 20,000 chest x-rays and 2,000 abdomen X-rays of patients were not interpreted by trained personnel.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center released over 100,000 anonymous chest x-ray images and associated data to the national scientific community. These images were made available for artificial intelligence and machine learning purposes.

Canon USA announced July 11 the RadPRO Soltus 100M Mobile Digital X-ray System from Virtual Imaging has received cybersecurity certification.