Largely owing to the diagnostic prowess of ever-improving imaging technologies—mainly CT, ultrasound and MRI—more than 470,000 women and 90,000 men were overdiagnosed with thyroid cancer between 1987 and 2007 across 12 bellwether countries. 

One of the hottest topics in today’s medical imaging community is the transition from computed radiography (CR) to digital radiography (DR).

Radiation dose is one of the top concerns in imaging today, and since younger patients are the most vulnerable, reducing dose in pediatric imaging is especially important.

Increasing numbers of children are turning up with pancreatitis and other abnormalities involving that glandular organ. Spurred by this observation, a multicenter literature-review team has written a paper offering an update on existing imaging techniques and interventional endoscopic modalities.

The May edition of JAMA Internal Medicine presented three studies showing that internists tend to over-test and over-treat their patients. A July 22 Forbes blog offers a response from an internist who is also a behavioral scientist (and a book author, to boot).

Functional MRI may help settle an open question among pediatric neurologists over “second impact syndrome” in child and teen football players. 

New research published in the journal Scientific Reports shows a new way to detect the return of ovarian cancer earlier than previously possible. 

Earlier this summer, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation to increase access to breast cancer screening throughout the state.