Pairing PET with CT achieved better diagnostic accuracy than temporal artery biopsy (TAB) in patients with newly suspected giant cell arteritis (GCA), according to research presented recently at the 2018 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/ Association of Reproductive Health Professional (AHRP) meeting in Chicago.

The technique is able to map the structure of small organic molecules, such as pharmaceuticals and hormones, with electron diffraction imaging—commonly used to chart larger proteins, according to a report published Oct. 19 by Science Magazine.

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"Despite the help offered by this classification system, the BI-RADS 3 category includes probably benign lesions whose management has been widely debated in the literature," wrote Chiara Adriana Pistolese, from the department of diagnostic imaging at Tor Vergata University Rome in Italy, and colleagues.

The color scale used to optimize image interpretation has a measurable diagnostic effect on the interpretation of computed tomography perfusion (CTP) exams and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) images, according to an Oct. 15 study published in Clinical Radiology.

The rise of burnout in medicine is well documented, and it is only growing among radiologists, wrote authors of a recent Journal of the American College of Radiology study. The results are particularly concerning in pediatric radiology.

Delaying treatment for stroke patients may significantly increase healthcare and societal costs while shortening quality of life for every hour that goes by, according to a study presented Oct. 18 at the World Stroke Congress in Montreal, Québec, Canada.

MRIguidance, a spin-off company of the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands, is developing an advanced MRI software that can characterize both soft tissue and bone without the use of radiation, according to a company news release published Oct. 16.

As the need to share information and images between various hospital departments began to emerge, so did vendor neutral archive (VNA) and enterprise-imaging (EI) management systems, wrote authors of a recent Journal of Digital Imaging study. However, not all institutions are prepared to implement these solutions.