FUJIFILM VisualSonics Inc., a subsidiary of FUJIFILM SonoSite, has announced that its Vevo MD ultra-high frequency clinical ultrasound system has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA.

A CT scanner at the Meru Referral and Teaching Hospital in Kenya has been destroyed in what local officials are calling an act of political sabotage.

In response to a September 2015 report from the Institute of Medicine detailing diagnostic errors in healthcare, including unacknowledged radiology recommendations, researchers from Boston University decided to see just how pervasive the problem was within their institution.

When quality improvement efforts at the Baylor College of Medicine stalled out in 2013 due to multiple staffing disruptions and a general lack of coordination, it was a radiologist who took the challenge head-on.

A new research analysis predicts that the market for breast imaging equipment will grow at an estimated CAGR of 12.2 percent and will eclipse $4.6 billion by the year 2020.

The USPSTF’s reiterated recommendations against prostate-cancer screening for men with limited life expectancy have resonated with geriatricians and younger primary care physicians but failed to sway substantial numbers of urologists and older practitioners, as shown by a large study of veterans published April 4 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Improved training for radiology technologists, particularly regarding proper administration and communication involving MRI procedures, could help reduce patient recall for repeat examinations and prevent imaging overutilization, according to results of a study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Radiologists rank fifth among all physicians with an average annual salary of $375,000, according to a recent survey on radiologist compensation conducted and published by Medscape.