Given the complex nature of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, efforts to develop more effective methods of treating it have increased over the years.

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."

The system can be set up in as little as two minutes and needs just 20 seconds to prime in between patients. 

And the shorter scan time does not come at the expense of image quality.

Re-evaluation by the second look algorithm could result in a cancer diagnosis up to one year earlier, especially for high risk disease.

Following the Mediterranean diet, especially one rich with plant-based foods, could have significant benefits for cognitive health. 

Experts are hopeful that the portable scanner could improve access to neuroimaging used in the diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease.

The new code family was created to "capture the physician work involving patients with implanted medical devices that require access to MR diagnostic procedures."

Authorities became suspicious of the doctor after intercepting a package containing around 15 pounds of gamma-butyrolactone, a common date rape drug also known as “liquid ecstasy."

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.