When CT is utilized to image a trauma patient, two subspecialty radiologists—neuroradiologists and body radiologists—often interpret the patient’s thoracic and lumbar spine. The two subspecialists don’t always agree on the presence of an unequivocal acute fracture.

The FDA has cleared a robotic system that can noninvasively assess abnormal blood flow to the brain, helping diagnose and triage patients with ischemic strokes and other neurologic disorders.

New Jersey will maintain the penalty on a statewide level in 2019. Vermont's law will take more time, with a working group tasked with figuring out how to enforce the mandate beginning in 2020.

A higher testosterone-to-estrogen ratio could be a harbinger of future cardiovascular disease (CVD) among post-menopausal women, according to a study published May 28 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

​​​​​​​Allendale, N.J., May 31, 2018 (Booth #1015) – FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of endoscopic imaging solutions, is showcasing its latest innovations at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2018. The company will demonstrate its endoscopic imaging technologies at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C., from June 2 – 5, 2018. For the first time, Fujifilm will exhibit its new 700 Series Endoscopes1, which feature enhancements in usability and visualization, and are compatible with ELUXEO® to provide optimal results in illumination.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has added five new members, including a former head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and chief medical officers at HCA Healthcare and Geisinger Health System.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) updated its recommendations for colorectal cancer screening this week, lowering the age people at average risk should begin screening from 50 to 45. The American College of Radiology (ACR) has issued a statement of its own, highlighting the benefits of virtual colonoscopy, an ACS-approved colorectal cancer screening method.

A 26-year-old graduate student at MIT collaborated with researchers from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University to create a new technique that allows imaging scans to be converted into 3D models.

Researchers from Hannover Medical School in Germany have developed a tablet-based symptom drawing application to provide clinicians and patients with a way to assess pain. The team published its findings May 30 in JMIR mHealth and uHealth.

Patients who used a mobile health (mHealth) application for follow-ups on post-operative recovery felt engaged and supported, according to a study published May 25 in JMIR mHealth and uHealth.