A critical component in getting more private insurers and possibly even Medicare to cover low-dose chest CT for lung cancer screening for current and former heavy smokers has arrived. The influential American Lung Association (ALA) has revised its guidelines on lung cancer screening to favor chest CT over chest X-ray.

The tumultuous, two-year case of suspended University of Iowa radiology professor Malik Juweid, 50, appears to be drawing to its conclusion, as Juweid has abandoned both his legal counsel and his suit.

ACR Image Metrix, the contract research organization and for-profit subsidiary of the American College of Radiology, (ACR) has a new CMO.

Fashion designer-cum-radiographer Brooke Roberts found a creative use for discarded x-ray calibration films, and her new line of women's fashion reflects the cerebral nature of her inspiration.

The Ottawa Citizen reports that Queen's University researchers have developed a highly accurate, imaging-based laser surgery technique that will allow surgeons to "see below the surface" of an incision.

A Connecticut radiologist whose negligence led to the death of a 74-year-old patient was sanctioned by the state medical board this week.

Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, the provider arm of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), inked a deal this week with RIS/PACS management company Radius of Hendersonville, TN, for the provision of 3D imaging protocols and clinical services to Radius clients.

A new study in The Lancet Oncology reports that high-intensity, focused ultrasound treatment not only improves prostate cancer patient outcomes, but does so at a third of the cost.