First specific PET scan for TB could enable more effective treatment

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A more accurate way to scan for tuberculosis (TB) has been developed by UK and US researchers, using positron emission tomography (PET). The team, from the…

New research shows that ultrasound can be used to detect placenta problems in small unborn babies

Credit: MART PRODUCTION from Pexels A Doppler ultrasound that measures the blood flow of small unborn babies can reveal whether or not the placenta is working properly. In case of…

Independent dispute resolution of No Surprises Act is financially unviable for radiology, says research

Credit: CC0 Public Domain According to new research in theAmerican Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the No Surprises Act (NSA)’s independent dispute resolution (IDR) process would be financially unfeasible for a…

A novel method for lung image registration

Respiratory motion modeling. (The cover picture of Volume 28 Issue 4, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Science). This article was the cover article of that issue.). Credit: Peizhi Chen, Yifan Guo,…

Multiple instruments can best assess transcranial magnetic stimulation success

Symptom burden during repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD) may be most accurately assessed through the use of multiple instruments, according to a study published…

Changes in biochemical, hematological parameters seen before IBD diagnosis

Changes in multiple biochemical and hematological parameters occur up to eight years before diagnosis of Crohn disease and up to three years before diagnosis of ulcerative colitis, according to a…

AI may aid in diagnosing adolescents with ADHD

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze specialized brain MRI scans of adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), researchers found significant differences in nine brain white matter tracts in individuals…

Soccer heading linked to measurable decline in brain function

Diffusion tensor imaging, an MRI technique, of the brain. Credit: RSNA/Michael L. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D. New research being presented this week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of…

AI identifies non-smokers at high risk for lung cancer

Frontal chest X-ray shows a small nodular opacity (arrow) in the left upper lung zone. Axial, non-contrast, low-dose chest CT scan shows a 9-mm solid nodule (arrow) in the left…

Advancing ultrasound microvessel imaging and AI to improve cancer detection

Credit: Mayo Clinic News Network Ultrasound—a technology that uses sound waves to produce an image—is commonly used to monitor the development of a baby as it grows inside its mother.…