Hands-on musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound workshops, utilizing a peer teacher-led small group format, are effective in teaching scanning skills to residents, according to new research published in Academic Radiology. This method helps residents acquire and retain skills, while also improving confidence when performing and interpreting such exams.

Some break-ups are just so traumatic, a person can’t even see the point of getting out of bed. But one musician looked to neuroscience and fMRI to help stop a heavy heart from keeping her down.

Australia’s federal government is allocating approximately $125 million ($175 million Australian) for MRI. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Health Minister Greg Hunt both back the funding and believe it will result in improved diagnosis and treatment.

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has published a new white paper, Radiologic Technologist Best Practices for MR Safety, designed to help MR technologists provide the safest patient care possible.

Both resident and faculty respondents to a survey in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology agreed that procedural training should be standardized during radiology residency and competence should be ensured at completion.

Researchers from the University of California, San Fransisco (UCSF) have demonstrated that gallium 68–labeled prostate-specific membrane antigen–11 PET/MRI may detect higher rates of prostate than multiparametric MRI, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in Radiology.

Mudgee Radiology, an Australian radiology practice, is offering to scan strawberries after needles were found in a handful, leading to a national fruit contamination scare.

Researchers compared image quality; visibility of anatomic landmarks; tubes and lines and other significant findings on portable chest radiographs acquired with wireless direct radiography (DRw) and computed radiography (CR).