Unconscious patients suffering from blunt neck injuries may benefit more from a CT scan without a follow-up MRI, reducing excessive costs on imaging exams, according to a study led by Ajay Malhotra, MBBS, MD, associate professor of radiology and biomedical imaging at Yale.

Of the nine categories included in the 2019 Best Medical Schools rankings released by U.S. News and World Report, Harvard University either tied or placed alone at No. 1 in eight of them—the sole exception being the primary care category.

Effective communication between medical imaging providers and pediatric patients and guardians about radiation risks remains problematic, despite improvements in imaging technology and protocol optimization, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Hervé Damas, MD, MBA, began his career as a professional football player, tackling opposing players for the Buffalo Bills, and then went on to become an interventional radiologist at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida.

Mental illness can be difficult to quantify, with the complexity of the brain obscuring symptoms and improvements. But single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging may identify those likely to respond to treatment for depression by examining blood flow and activity patterns.

Radiologists can increase the likelihood that patients receive outpatient imaging follow-up for findings indeterminate for malignancy by initiating verbal communication, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

A team from Stanford University used virtual reality (VR) technology to turn CT scans into 3D images to help radiologists prepare to repair splenic artery aneurysms.

Omar A. Almusa, a 45-year-old Pittsburgh radiologist, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for unlawfully dispensing controlled substances and healthcare fraud.