vRad (Virtual Radiologic), the  largest U.S. telemedicine company and radiology practice with over 450 physicians, and Ramsay Diagnostics, a network of imaging centers in St. Petersburg and Moscow, have announced they have signed an exclusive agreement with plans to increase their footprint across Russia.

Open-configuration MR systems can be limited due to image degradation from geometric and spatial distortion on the edges, but moving the patient table laterally can help achieve image quality visualization for off-center regions, according to an article published online June 2 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Both Rhode Island and Minnesota have enacted breast density notification laws, bringing the total number of states with such laws to 17.

Richard J. Albin, the pathologist who is often cited for having discovered the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in 1970, makes a case against prostate screening in his new book, coauthored with Ronald Piana, The Great Prostate Hoax: How Big Medicine Hijacked the PSA Test and Caused a Public Health Disaster, as reported by the Washington Post on May 12. 

McKesson Technology Solutions, a leading provider of healthcare IT and enterprise medical imaging solutions, is pleased to announce that Erkan Akyuz will be joining the organization as president, Imaging & Workflow Solutions (IWS).

Olympus, a precision technology leader in designing and delivering innovative diagnostic and therapeutic solutions in Medical and Surgical procedures, among other core businesses, announced today the launch of the next-generation EU-ME2 Ultrasound Processor, which can integrate endoscopic and endobronchial ultrasound (EUS/EBUS) on a single workstation.

Baseball card collecting has a long history, and plenty of fans have signed bats, balls and jerseys. But how is an MRI considered baseball memorabilia? When it’s Tommy John’s MRI.

Looking underneath a mummy’s bandages used to require destroying the ancient specimen, which is not an attractive option with such precious remains. Of course, today’s imaging technology can peer inside a human body—mummified or not.