In a recent study, ultrasound (US) strain imaging was successfully used to identify and map tissue movement in the carpal tunnel, differentiating normal from abnormal nerve activity in the wrist, including carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

CT procedures has proven riskier than MRI when it comes to accidental contrast medium extravasation, a recent study finds.

When a child has appendicitis, it no longer is a hair-raising emergency bellyache.

Third-generation CT scanners have been shown to be capable of generating high-quality contrast images while delivering lower doses of ionizing radiation than their predecessors, according to a study published in Radiology.

Responding to calls to offer payment for 3D mammography, or digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) established two new add-on codes that will go into effect Jan. 1, 2015, and extend additional payment when DBT is performed along with 2D digital mammography.

Specially equipped ambulances that feature a mobile CT scanner and telemedicine capability designed to evaluate and treat stroke patients more quickly are poised to transform care and were given the top spot in the Cleveland Clinic’s latest annual ranking of medical innovations.

A pan-Canadian study of breast cancer screening has suggested large-scale mammography screening programs can substantially reduce breast cancer mortality, according to results published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Biennial breast cancer screening that combines digital mammography and tomosynthesis not only increases breast cancer detection in women with dense breasts compared with mammography alone, it does so while remaining cost-effective, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in Radiology.