Aging and middle-age people’s forgetfulness might not mean their cognition is waning or even that their memories are slowing down or fading—just that they’re spending their cognitive energies elsewhere, in places that don’t happen to be “where did I leave the keys?” and “what’s that word again?” 

New research by the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior shows that people whose stomachs are more physically full feel more satiated during and after a meal. 

As always, this year’s AHRA annual meeting is jam-packed with smiling faces, exciting presentations, and groundbreaking technology. It also features three fascinating, can’t-miss keynote speakers: Christine Cashen, Scott Steinberg, and Mark Scharenbroich. 

Using a combination of screening methods, it might be possible to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease earlier than ever before, according to a new study. 

In the July edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology, Ronald Summers, MD, PhD, senior investigator in the NIH Clinical Center’s laboratory for imaging biomarkers and computer-aided diagnosis, updated radiology watchers on the state of the art in fully automated abdominal CT interpretation. On July 7, he took questions on the material from HealthImaging.

Hollywood visual effects specialists and radiology experts don’t often trade technology tips. But a new way to view diagnostic imaging in a more realistic light takes its cues from moviemakers. 

Notwithstanding the serious concerns raised by a recent fatal accident involving a Tesla car running on autopilot, self-driving cars are probably here to stay—but that doesn’t mean humans won’t still be driving. The same goes for fully automated abdominal CT image interpretation. It too is likely here to stay—but that doesn’t mean radiologists won’t still be reading.

Interventional radiology (IR) staffers at 189-bed Lawrence General Hospital in Massachusetts have shown that a commercially available real-time dosimetry system works well in reducing occupational radiation exposures.