Multiple bilateral (MB) circumscribed masses seen at screening ultrasound (US) are generally benign, with no malignancies observed in a recent study of more than 2,000 patients with an elevated risk for breast cancer, according to results published in the September issue of Radiology.

Bombing victims need quick imaging assessment of their injuries, and nonmilitary physicians today, in an era where terrorism is a threat, must be prepared to handle injuries caused by bombs, according to the authors of a report on the medical response to the Boston Marathon bombings earlier this year.

Spire Roding Hospital, part of the private healthcare group Spire, now offers the opportunity of a health control with osteoporosis detection. The assessment of bone health is made possible by Sectra’s patented online service, Sectra OneScreen.

Given Imaging Ltd, (NASDAQ: GIVN), a world leader in GI medical devices and the pioneer of capsule endoscopy, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the next generation PillCam, SB 3, to detect and monitor small bowel abnormalities associated with Crohn's disease, obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and iron deficiency anemia.

The role of volumetric breast density assessment software to more accurately estimate the radiation dose received during breast screening was the focus of two landmark research papers presentation at the 55th American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting, August 4-8, 2013 in Indianapolis.

The Rose, a Houston-based, non-profit breast health organization providing screening and diagnostic services to women, will celebrate the installation of a new, state-of-the-art mammography unit donated by FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. and the National Breast Cancer Foundation on August 7, 2013.

MINNEAPOLIS—While it may seem that many of the categories in the HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) survey don’t apply to radiology, digital radiography (DR) actually lends itself quite well to the HCAHPS measures, according to a presentation at the annual meeting of AHRA.

Concordance between radiologic and pathologic findings may allow some women diagnosed with atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH) or lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) to be followed up via observation rather than biopsy, according to results of a study published online July 30 in Radiology.