Grants to study imaging-based technology have been included in a recently signed law geared toward developing opioid alternatives for pain management. The inclusion was championed by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) in a recent news release.

Elderly patients with vascular brain injury (VBI) who carry MRI markers—including white matter hyperintensities of presumed vascular origin, MRI–defined covert brain infarcts, cerebral microbleeds and perivascular spaces—have an increased risk of stroke, dementia and death, according to new research published Oct. 22 in JAMA Neurology.

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is both safe and effective for men with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer, according to research presented Oct. 22 at the 2018 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting.

Cardiac MRI can accurately diagnose patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), according to an Oct. 23 study published in Radiology. Results may help improve PH detection rates and enhance care for patients with severe cases.

A three-day strike involving more than 15,000 University of California radiology technologists and other patient care workers officially took to the streets yesterday, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.

Medical data and image management company Ambra Health has launched its first iOS mobile app for healthcare providers and patients to access medical images anywhere and at any time through their smartphones, Ambra Health announced in a press release on Oct. 23.

Women with early-stage breast cancer who receive large doses of radiation once a week for five weeks will experience the same long-term side effects as women who undergo conventional radiation therapy, according to a ten-year study presented Oct. 21 at the 2018 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

In diabetic patients with early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can accurately assess early renal function changes, reported authors of a new Clinical Radiology study.

New Big Bore RT and Ingenia Ambition/Elition MR-RT imaging systems and Pinnacle Evolution treatment planning software support improved patient care, accelerated time to treatment and enhanced patient satisfaction.

Two Egyptian mummies pinned unidentifiable by archaeologists have recently been given three-dimensional (3D) faces with the help of CT imaging and computer animation thanks to researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, according to a report published Oct. 23 by The Baltimore Sun.