Young video game addicts may have more than just a pair of strong thumbs, as new MRI research suggests excessively playing video games can have the same effect on children's brains as drug abuse or alcoholism, according to a recent article published by The Telegraph.

The semi-automated, quantitative 3D approach—joint space mapping (JSM)—detects small changes in joints and is both accurate and precise in measuring joint space compared to traditional two-dimensional (2D) radiography.

Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions during surgery are associated with double the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) over the ensuing 30 days, researchers reported in JAMA Surgery.

Quality assurance of radiological interpretations might be better left to non-radiologists, according to a group of researchers in Ann Arbor, Michigan, who recently found that one-third of radiology reports are discordant with other specialists’ opinions.

“This study provides strong support that vitamin D plays an important role in breast cancer prevention,” said co-author of the study Joan M. Lappe, PhD, in a statement. “It also demonstrates that blood levels of vitamin D for breast cancer prevention need to be higher than currently recommended levels for bone health.”

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston reopened its heart transplant program June 15 after a two-week suspension in which the hospital conducted an internal review of two recent patient deaths.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has proposed making payment cuts to numerous specialties, including radiology, to “rebalance” the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule toward ambulatory evaluation and management (E&M) services.

New technology known as “time-harmonic elastography” allows physicians to assess the severity of liver disease without resorting to invasive biopsies, a team from Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Germany announced in a Radiology study this week.

A recent study in BMJ Open affirmed the value of physicians dressing the part, showing patients are more likely to consider them trustworthy and knowledgeable if they are wearing the traditional white coat over formal clothing.

Combining financial incentives, personalized goal setting and wearable devices might be an effective way of encouraging heart disease patients to engage in more physical activity, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.