Screening

Diagnostic screening programs help catch cancer, abnormalities or other diseases before they reach an advanced stage, saving lives and healthcare costs. Screening programs include, lung, breast, prostate, and cervical cancer, among many others.

Researchers find best MRI sequence for whole-body PET/MRI to diagnoses high-risk prostate cancer

Researchers have found diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) or gadolinium-enhanced T1-weighted volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination (VIBE) sequences are the most efficient MRI sequences for prostate cancer diagnosis, according to new research published online on Oct. 17 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

October 18, 2018

Chest CT outperforms radiograph to detect rib fractures in child abuse cases

Chest CT scans are more diagnostically accurate than chest radiography for postmortem rib fracture detection in cases of physical abuse in children, regardless of a radiologist's experience or fracture location, according to research published in the September issue of The Lancet.

October 10, 2018

Florida imaging center, nonprofit partner to provide free mammograms

Sand Lake Imaging in Orlando, Florida and Shepherd’s Hope, a nonprofit in the area, have partnered to provide free mammograms for uninsured women—their sixth year doing so, according to ClickOrlando.com.

October 9, 2018

Up to 15% of breast cancer mastectomy patients need future imaging, biopsy

Many breast cancer patients opt for mastectomy believing they won’t require future imaging or biopsy. New research published in the Annals of Surgical Oncology found that is not always the case.

October 9, 2018
Danish researchers reported in Radiology that an artificial intelligence system was able to interpret more than 114,000 screening mammograms using a reading protocol with high sensitivity and specificity.

Synthetic mammography, DBT similar to digital mammography in detecting microcalcifications at breast screening

Synthetic mammogram paired with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) achieved similar sensitivity and specificity as full-field digital mammography (FFDM) in identifying microcalcifications during breast screening, according to an Oct. 2 study in Radiology.

October 8, 2018

Remote ultrasound training helps physicians in resource-strapped areas diagnose TB

A group of medical practitioners in Malawi, a country in east Africa, used ultrasound to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) in patients with HIV with the aid of a tele-ultrasonography platform that sent images to U.S-based radiologists, reported authors of a recent Journal of the American College of Radiology study.

September 28, 2018

Can a CT-based quantification method evaluate chronic liver disease?

Quantifying liver surface nodularity (LSN) from CT scans can accurately and quickly identify clinically significant portal hypertension in cirrhosis patients, according to a Radiology study.

September 5, 2018

Can MRI-guided thrombolysis with alteplase improve outcomes in stroke patients with unknown time of onset?

MRI-guided thrombolysis using intravenous alteplase resulted in better functional outcomes in acute stroke patients with an unknown time of onset, according to a study in the Aug. 16 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

August 23, 2018