MRI of the spinal cord may be an effective way to inform early treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and monitor the disease, according to a case report published in the January-February issue of Clinical Imaging.

Incorporating the golden-angle radial sparse parallel (GRASP) technique into dynamic contrast agent-enhanced (DCE) MRI improves the performance of prostate MRI, according to a Jan. 1 study published in Radiology.

“As we rapidly approach the beginning of the mandatory consultation of appropriate use criteria (AUC) under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA), these resources are becoming even more important to the practice of medicine," said Frank J. Rybicki, MD, PhD, chair of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Committee on Appropriateness Criteria.

When staging preoperative thyroid cancer, ultra-low-dose CT with reduced contrast can produce adequate image quality while also significantly reducing radiation dose compared to standard methods, reported authors of a Dec. 17 study in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

In China, lung cancer is the leading cause of death. Utilizing proper screening can detect and help treat the disease early, but how well does low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening work in a large city like Shanghai?

New research suggests clinicians should increase follow-up times for evaluating ground-glass nodules (GGNs) found on CT from one to three years, according to a study published in Radiology.

Prenatal and postnatal ultrasonography alone—compared to combining the modality with MRI—was found to detect the most abnormal cases of Zika virus-related brain injury in infants and unborn fetuses, according to new research published online Nov. 26 in JAMA Pediatrics.

“Selection of appropriate diagnostic imaging examinations is a critical step in the diagnostic pathway, however, trainees demonstrate widely variable knowledge of appropriate imaging, particularly pertaining to imaging pregnant patients,” Thaddeus D. Hollingsworth, MD, and colleagues wrote, in a recent study.