A nearly 30 percent increase in the rate of visits to an emergency department for traumatic brain injury occurred between 2006 and 2010, according to a research letter published on May 13 by JAMA. 

CT images reconstructed from 50 percent tube exposure reconstructed with sinogram-affirmed iterative reconstruction (SAFIRE) are not inferior to images reconstructed with 100 percent exposure in the diagnosis of urolithiasis, according to a study published online May 7 by Radiology. 

The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a breast density notification bill this week on a bipartisan vote of 126-7.

A new CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution DR room is the main hub for all general radiology exams at the 232-bed Metroplex Adventist Hospital (Killeen, Texas).

Millions of women each year are diagnosed with breast cancer; but, early detection and treatment are among the most effective ways to overcome cancer and live life to the fullest. FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. and the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF)announced today a collaboration that will extend the work of Fujifilm’s Images of Health campaign, aimed at educating and encouraging all women to understand the importance of early detection of breast cancer.

The radiology community should disclose all of the uncertainties and certainties associated with mammography screening to the public in order to provide the whole truth, according to an article published online May 1 by the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

The addition of functional MR sequences to a routine MRI protocol, especially dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI, offer a specificity of more than 95 percent for distinguishing recurrent sarcoma from postsurgical scarring, according to a study published in the May issue of Radiology.

Siemens Healthcare has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the SOMATOM Force computed tomography (CT) system -- the next generation in dual source CT.