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.

Portable ultrasound provider SonoSite, Inc. has received 510(k) clearance from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its fifth-generation EDGE™ ultrasound system.

The global market for medical ultrasound equipment is projected to reach $6.9 billion by 2017, reveals a report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., San Jose, California.

Non-radiologist physicians have contributed to the widespread use of point-of-care (POC) ultrasound, but radiologists remain the primary users, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

The rate of death from lung cancer is not lowered by annual chest x-ray screening compared with usual care, reveals a study of published in the online edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association and slated to appear in the November 2 print edition.

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.