AI trained with neuroimaging data may be used to successfully predict outcomes for people at risk of psychosis and depression, according to research published online Sept. 26 in JAMA Psychiatry.

Alzheimer’s could be diagnosed earlier if the blood-brain barrier was monitored as a biomarker and potential drug target using MRI or PET, according to research published online Sept. 24 in Nature Neuroscience.

A group of radiologists at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) received a three-year, $300,000 grant from Bracco Diagnostics—a developer of diagnostic imaging solutions—to research and educate physicians on contrast ultrasound for use in pediatric patients.

Minimally invasive autopsy using CT and MRI exams performed as well as conventional autopsy, though better determined unexpected causes of death and diagnostic information, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in Radiology.

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee announced it will expand Medicare coverage for cardiac PET, according to the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI). The change will take effect later this year.

Using MRI, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have devised a technique that reveals the type and number of brain cells present. They can also detect where cells have been lost through injury and disease.

Performing MRI scans within one month of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can yield important information about the patient’s neurocognitive and psychiatric health, according to research published in Journal of Affective Disorders.

Researchers from the Mayo Clinic found that visual aids designed for parents of children with minor head trauma may improve communication with physicians, specifically to discuss the risks and benefits associated with CT imaging compared to active monitoring of symptoms, according to research published online Sept. 21 in JAMA Network Open.