A special report in Radiology offers a rare overview of the number of radiology exams performed each year worldwide and focuses on the decline of associated radiation doses patients receive.

A recent analysis found that a significant amount of studies do not provide information pertaining to their raw data, source code or model. As a result, up to 97% of these studies do not produce systems that are fit to be used in real-world clinical scenarios. 

A diabetes treatment drug, Mounjaro, has been added to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) list of drug shortages.

The study, published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, focused on data from more than 3,500 TAVR patients. 

Prior to 2018, it was recommended that women at higher-than-average risk undergo supplemental breast MRI screening only if they had a personal history of breast cancer in addition to carrying a hereditary breast cancer gene mutation.

Increased ability to catch osteoarthritis early from X-ray images alone could help treat symptoms and prevent costly MRI examinations.

In-person attendance for RSNA 2022 dipped by more than 11,000 compared with the last conference held before the global descent of the COVID-19 pandemic.   

Professional consensus supports the use of ultrasound for initial imaging evaluation of patients presenting in the ED with suspected urinary stone disease (USD). However, as of 2018, only 2% of these patients received ultrasound while some 59% had CT.

Benjamin T. Toh, of Chicago faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The group will examine data from approximately 1,600 patients, focusing on the relationship between the heart and the aorta.