The higher dose of radiation required to x-ray extremely obese patients increases those patients’ risk of cancer, according to new research published in the Journal of Radiological Protection. The chances of getting cancer due to undergoing an x-ray are still quite low, the authors added.

A team of researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has developed a portable optical imaging system that can visualize molecular features of breast tissue after it's been surgically removed from a patient, according to research published Dec. 19 in Science Advances.

Fimmic, a Finland-based medical software company, is offering researchers and pathologists free access to its AI platform in an effort to advance the implementation of the technology in microscopic image analysis.

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.

Women with false-positive results from screening mammography had twice the risk of being diagnosed with a screen-detected or interval breast cancer for more than a decade after screening compared to those with negative results, according to research published online Dec. 19 in the British Journal of Cancer.

IRadimed announced Wednesday, Dec. 19, that the company has gained FDA clearance for its 3883 MRI-compatible blood pressure module.

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?

Teenagers hit by thoracic lymphoma can be safely and effectively imaged for primary staging and follow-up care with MRI unenhanced by gadolinium-based contrast agents—or by any contrast at all.