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.…
Tag: Radiology & Imaging
fMRI scans may improve diagnosis of sports-related concussion
Aron Barbey is backdropped by an fMRI machine at the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior, which he now directs after recently joining the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Credit: Craig Chandler…
MRI observation of human embryos at a one-hundredth-of-millimeter resolution
Photo of 9.4 T magnet (left) and a sample of MR images (right). Credit: University of Tsukuba Magnetic resonance (MR) microscope has previously been used to observe chemically fixed specimens…
More cases of breast cancer detected with the help of AI
Mammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public Domain One radiologist supported by AI detected more cases of breast cancer in screening mammography than…
Study finds NPP-billed imaging increased 27% from 2016–2020
by Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study by the Harvey L Neiman Health Policy Institute found that rates of diagnostic imaging interpretation by…
CT with CTA versus MRI in patients with dizziness
Flow of patient selection for analysis. Credit: AJR According to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) after CT with CTA…
How the trajectory of protons is made visible using an ‘in-beam MRI’ prototype
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The aim of proton radiation therapy in fighting cancer is to kill as many tumor cells as possible while also protecting the surrounding healthy tissue. As…
Why some women should receive more than mammograms to screen for breast cancer
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Dense breast tissue, which contains a higher proportion of fibrous tissue than fat, is a risk factor for breast cancer and also makes it more difficult…
Computer‐aided diagnosis improves breast ultrasound expertise in multicenter study
Long-axis gray-scale ultrasound image shows hypoechoic lesion. Lesion was classified by study radiologist as BI-RADS category 4A. Credit: ARRS/AJR According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ own American Journal…
New study sheds light on incidental findings in lung cancer screening
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When patients receive a low-dose computed tomography screen for lung cancer, doctors can see more than just the lungs. The screening test often picks up abnormalities…
