A new clinical trial—brain xxygen optimization in severe traumatic brain injury, Phase 3 (BOOST-3)—will build off prior research with a goal of improving outcomes in those victims of severe TBI, according to a University of Michigan release.

Researchers studying MRI images of the functional connections in the brain have found that an individual's “functional fingerprint” may be used to distinguish individuals over the course of their lifetime, according to an article published Aug. 16 by Quanta Magazine.

Aetna announced, Thursday, Aug. 16, it will expand its coverage of the PET tracer gallium-68 (Ga-68) dotatate, according to a Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) release. The radiopharmaceutical is now considered “medically necessary.”

In 2013, the American College of Radiology and Society of Breast Imaging created standardized curricula for U.S. breast imaging fellowships. Structural and organizational guidance for these fellowships, however, need improvement, according to an editorial published Aug. 14 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) announced this week that Aetna has expanded its coverage of gallium-68 (Ga-68) dotatate PET.

When a woman presented with upper eyelid swelling and ptosis, doctors ordered a MRI to get a better look. The MRI revealed a cyst, and when that cyst was surgically removed, a rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lens that had been missing for 28 years was found inside.

Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have found that longer pelvic PET acquisition times during PET/MRI can improve the quality of care for patients with rectal cancer.

Extending PET acquisition time during PET/MRI for rectal cancer staging increases identified lymph nodes and has no impact on scan time, reported authors of a recent American Journal of Roentgenology study.