Mammograms every two years offer the same benefit as annual screening for women aged 65 and older, regardless of comorbidity, and also significantly reduce the number of false positive results, according to a study published online Feb. 5 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Novation has added Carestream’s DRX-Revolution mobile x-ray system to its medical imaging product portfolio.

Increased dose of IV contrast can compensate for reduced radiation dose, and vice versa, while maintaining signal-to-noise and contrast-to-noise ratios, offering protocol adjustments that can reduce age-specific risk, according to a study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

German mammography provider Radiologie Hofheim has deployed Sectra OneScreen to assess bone health and identify patients at risk of osteoporosis.

Agfa HealthCare has installed two DX-D 600 Direct Radiography (DR) systems at Royal Cornwall Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Trust, in the southwestern county of Cornwall, U.K.

RSNA has released official registration figures for its 2012 annual meeting, and reported total registration was 53,778—9 percent lower overall than in 2011.

Portable cone-beam CT (CBCT) technology now allows for weight-bearing imaging of the lower extremities, offering a useful alternative to standard radiographs when imaging the knee, ankle and foot, according to an article in the January issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

An imaging system enclosed in a pill-sized capsule may soon provide a method to screen patients for Barrett’s esophagus, according to a report published online Jan. 13 in Nature Medicine. Researchers at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said the system, which creates detailed, microscopic images of the esophageal wall, has several advantages over traditional endoscopy.