Subpar quality in trauma CT images acquired in non-trauma care settings hampers accurate radiological interpretation, suggesting that other-than-imaging assessments are best until these patients are sent to trauma centers, according to a study published online April 18 in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.

Add this to the list of pathologies caused or occasioned by the opioid epidemic: memory loss so severe it glows on MRI.

In a new clinical trial, researchers found that imaging is not the only tool that can be used to diagnose head injury with accuracy. A hand-held electroencephalogram (EEG) device proved a viable method of diagnosing brain bleeding.

Imaging findings of intracranial pressure (ICP) should never be interpreted in a vacuum, as asymptomatic patients with isolated nonspecific imaging findings are unlikely to have an ICP disorder. 

High-Quality Medical Images Help Physicians Assess Players’ Injuries

Results from a new prospective clinical trial showed that a blood test looking at specific biomarkers was able to detect lung cancer recurrence about six months before conventional imaging methods found recurrence.

As word has gotten around that macrocyclic gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) are more stable than linear GBCAs, and thus less likely to deposit in the brain, use of the former type has increased. However, in pediatric settings, at least, much education still needs to be directed to rads and referrers, according to the authors of a study published online March 10 in Pediatric Radiology.

Osmin, a sea turtle living a pond in a small village in Thailand, supposedly brought good luck to local residents. They rewarded her with coins, tossing them into the pond in an effort to spread a little good karma.