The combination of multiparametric MRI and the recently revised Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System version 2 (PI-RADSv2) misses a “considerable number” of clinically significant prostate cancer (PCA) lesions, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. The authors noted, however, that the high positive predictive value (PPV) might make this method useful for imaging active surveillance (AS) patients.

CT is more sensitive when diagnosing acute cholecystitis than ultrasound but radiologists at the University of Mexico in Albuquerque suggest clinicians continue to rely on ultrasound as the first step of diagnosis.

The first patient to undergo focused ultrasound to limit the major symptoms of Parkinson’s disease has been treated in a randomized, double-blind clinical trial, according to a Focused Ultrasound Foundation release.

Using functional MRI (fMRI), researchers at the University of Utah Health found that music activates regions of the brain spared from memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease.

Deep learning-based convolutional neural networks (CNNs) can help radiologists select musculoskeletal MRI protocols, according to a study published by the Journal of Digital Imaging.

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) has announced the formation of a new partnership with the Focused Ultrasound Foundation. The partnership will focus on raising awareness of focused ultrasound among “policymakers, payers and medical specialty societies.”

A team from Washington University in St. Louis developed a proof-of-concept technique to detect tumor biomarkers via a blood test using noninvasive focused ultrasound. The method could potentially eliminate surgical biopsies, according to a study in Scientific Reports.

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology are taking steps toward erasable MRIs by using contrast agents natural to the human body—gas vesicles.