A commercially available computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system has shown promise in its ability to mark hard-to-detect lung nodules in standard and portable chest X-rays, according to study results published in the April issue of Academic Radiology.

A three-year-old startup, Butterfly Network, recently announced $100 million in funding to create a new handheld device that the company says will make MRI and ultrasounds cheaper and more efficient.

A Chinese statue of the Buddha, exhibited at the Drents Museum in The Netherlands, had a secret hidden inside—the mummified remains of a Buddhist monk who died around 1100 AD.

Model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR) technology used in conjunction with reduced-dose CT colonography improves image noise and maintains image quality while significantly reducing patient exposure to radiation, according to a study published in the February issue of Academic Radiology.

CT colonography is effective at assessing patients with ulcerative colitis who are in remission, according to a study published in the March issue of Academic Radiology.

Computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) and computer-aided detection (CADe) hold much promise for radiology. Effective use, though, remains a matter of trust.

Computer-aided image registration is an effective means of reducing interphasic hepatic image displacement and aids in the detection of lesions, according to a study published in the February edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

As the prevalence of computer-assisted detection (CAD) use rises to nearly 80 percent of Medicare mammography exams, so do the associated costs, reaching nearly $300 million in Medicare costs for an eight year period between 2001 and 2009, according to a study published in the December issue of the JAMA Internal Medicine.