Diagnostic Imaging

Radiologists use diagnostic imaging to non-invasively look inside the body to help determine the causes of an injury or an illness, and confirm a diagnosis. Providers use many imaging modalities to do so, including CT, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, PET and more.

MRI markers of vascular brain injury associated with higher risk of stroke, dementia

Elderly patients with vascular brain injury (VBI) who carry MRI markers—including white matter hyperintensities of presumed vascular origin, MRI–defined covert brain infarcts, cerebral microbleeds and perivascular spaces—have an increased risk of stroke, dementia and death, according to new research published Oct. 22 in JAMA Neurology.

October 24, 2018

Unenhanced CT should be first test for adults with new-onset seizure

For adults with a new-onset seizure, what neuroimaging test, if any, should initially be performed to prevent serious complications or emergency intervention? A new analysis published in the American Journal of Roentgenology recommends unenhanced CT with MRI as a supplementary technique for patients whose CT is negative and those in the non-acute setting.

October 15, 2018

3D mammography detects 34% more breast cancers than traditional methods

A multi-year, Swedish study found three-dimensional (3D) mammography detected over 30 percent more cancers compared to traditional mammography, according to a new 15,000-woman study published in The Lancet Oncology.

October 15, 2018

SBI, Oxford University Press to publish new Journal of Breast Imaging

On Wednesday, Oct. 10, the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) and Oxford University Press (OUP) announced a partnership to publish the Journal of Breast Imaging (JBI)—the first peer-reviewed journal dedicated to breast imaging.

October 10, 2018
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NIH awards Indiana researcher $44.7M for early onset Alzheimer’s study using imaging

Liana Apostolova, MD, a researcher at the Indiana University School of Medicine, has won a five-year, $44.7 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study early-onset Alzheimer's disease with MRI and PET imaging, according to an Oct. 4 report by the Indianapolis Business Journal.

October 5, 2018
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Novel MRI method measures myelin in MS, stroke, TBI patients to evaluate therapy, recovery

A novel brain MRI based method can track myelin—responsible for insulating nerve fibers—and may enable clinicians to identify myelin content changes in MS patients and patients whose myelin has been damaged by stroke or traumatic brain injury.

October 3, 2018
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Minimally invasive CT, MRI autopsy may enhance postmortem diagnoses

Minimally invasive autopsy using CT and MRI exams performed as well as conventional autopsy, though better determined unexpected causes of death and diagnostic information, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in Radiology.

September 25, 2018

Visual aids help parents evaluate CT benefits, risks for children with head trauma

Researchers from the Mayo Clinic found that visual aids designed for parents of children with minor head trauma may improve communication with physicians, specifically to discuss the risks and benefits associated with CT imaging compared to active monitoring of symptoms, according to research published online Sept. 21 in JAMA Network Open.

September 24, 2018