Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is experiencing a golden age in emergency medicine and critical care. The speedy modality provides excellent diagnostic and decision-making capabilities, in addition to guidance during interventional procedures. It can be very useful in experienced hands, but inexperienced users must know common misdiagnoses. 

As concerns about radiation exposure continue to grow, both patients and physicians are looking for ways to quantitatively understand the dangers and consequences of getting too much. 

Leesburg, VA, Oct. 25, 2016 — While radiography remains the gold standard in pediatric imaging, it is rife with opportunities for error because cooperation and positioning are often challenging for such patients. In response, a group of pediatric radiologists practicing in Seattle, WA, published a paper that outlines pitfalls in pediatric chest radiography while offering tips and tricks for avoiding potential errors.

Just a single season of tackle football was enough to produce noticeable changes in the brains of boys aged 8 to 13 years old, according to a study released in Radiology. 

Researchers form several Boston-area universities have developed an MRI algorithm that can account for the constant movement of the fetus and mother, possibly giving clinicians the ability to measure levels of chemicals in the placenta and fetal organs--an important diagnostic marker. 

Agfa Healthcare has joined the RSNA Image Share Validation Program as a pilot vendor, in a bid to receive validation for their Enterprise Imaging platform.

Washington, DC (Oct. 19, 2016) — Get help navigating value-based medical imaging practice and reimbursement at ACR 2017 — The Crossroads of Radiology®. Early-bird discounted online registration is open for the American College of Radiology annual meeting to be held May 21–25, 2017, in Washington, DC

Paris, October 13, 2016 - EOS imaging (Euronext, FR0011191766 – EOSI), the pioneer in 2D/3D orthopedic medical imaging, announced today the recent entry into the North African market with the opening of two EOS sites in Tunisia. The systems are operated by the public Institut Mohamed Kassab d’Orthopédie and the private Centre d'Imagerie Médicale Ariana in the Tunis metropolitan area. The Institut Mohamed Kassab d’Orthopédie is a center of excellence in Tunisia for orthopedic surgery, treating adults and children with advanced techniques. The Centre d'Imagerie Médicale Ariana, founded in 1992, has a comprehensive radiological suite, including numerous modalities and a staff of 30, of which 4 are radiologists.