PET imaging could serve as an accurate, noninvasive substitute to liver biopsies in patients with chronic liver diseases, as detailed in research published in the October issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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.

On Wednesday, Oct. 10, the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) and Oxford University Press (OUP) announced a partnership to publish the Journal of Breast Imaging (JBI)—the first peer-reviewed journal dedicated to breast imaging.

The £1 million ($1.3 million U.S.) pilot project will target more than 7,000 smokers or former smokers between the ages of 60 to 75 years in the U.K., according to a recent report by The Standard U.K.

Korean researchers using metabolic monitoring with FDG PET/CT imaging modalities found the method effective in predicting treatment response after radiotherapy in patients with spinal metastases, according to research published Sept. 28 in the journal PLOS One.

Chest CT is more accurate than chest x-rays for postmortem rib fracture detection, according to research published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.

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.

Researchers have found that malignant and nonmalignant architectural distortion (AD) in breast imaging exams are better detected by (three-dimensional) 3D mammography than (two-dimensional) 2D, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.