"Smoking cessation is very important if these patients want to help themselves and avoid further procedures," authors of the study published in Radiology wrote. "We should urge current smokers to stop smoking before treatment."

A team of Japan-based researchers have created a medical camera capable of detecting and imaging radiotracers used in both PET and SPECT scans with limited radiation dosage.

The U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded a five-year $47 million grant to the University of California, Berkeley to incorporate imaging into an ongoing study investigating whether lifestyle changes can help protect against dementia.

“For radiologists, who generally perform routine activities, involvement in clinical trials increases their workload and raises human resources issues at hospitals which are already running chronic medical deficits,” wrote authors of a new study published in the European Journal of Radiology.

A deep learning platform can accurately distinguish critical from non-critical feeding tube placement on radiographs, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

An Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO) spokesman told the Australian the increase will be anywhere from 3-9%.

The method—dual-energy CT virtual non-calcium (VNCa) imaging—can remove calcium from CT data and produce a quantitative assessment of injuries in the largest and most complex joint in the human body.

Increasing daily physical activity may help older adults delay their progression to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to research published July 16 in JAMA Neurology.  

A deep learning platform created by researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute can identify cancer in radiology reports as well as clinicians, but in a fraction of the time, according to new research published July 25 in JAMA Oncology.

Magnetic eyelashes were the top beauty-related Google search term last year, but the faux lashes can have adverse effects if worn during an MRI scan.