Fujifilm Medical Systems' FDR D-Evo has received FDA 510(k) clearance and is commercially available in the U.S.

It is no surprise that atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia, soaks up $26 billion U.S. dollars annually. And early this May, researchers from Northwestern University in Chicago, speculated that this figure could double within the next 25 years as the population continues to age.

Ultrasound, CT, MRI and bone scanning are essential in prostate cancer management, and with accurate reporting crucial for effective treatment, experts offered a primer to help radiologists understand what surgeons, radiation oncologists and medical oncologists want to know about prostate cancer imaging results in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. The authors also issued a call for standardized reporting, outlining its value.

As I reflect on clinical studies published in the last month and consider my conversations with radiologists and surgeons, one point about ultrasound seems crystal clear?the modality delivers incredible flexibility and utility. In many clinical scenarios, it simply outperforms other modalities.

Nearly half (44 percent) of almost 1,800 emergency physicians reported that the biggest challenge to cutting costs in the emergency department is the fear of lawsuits, according to a poll conducted by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). In addition, 53 percent of respondents said the main reason they conduct the number of tests they do is the fear of being sued.

With the deficiencies in knowledge of tuberculosisas well as in the practices, programs and strategies used to combat the disease and co-infection with HIVthe spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis poses a major problem for the healthcare community. Research in the June issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, however, showed that the use of 18F-FDG PET scans can help to determine earlier if treatment for tuberculosis is working or if the disease is multidrug-resistant.

Abbott has received FDA approval for its Xience nano everolimus-eluting coronary stent system for the treatment of coronary artery disease in small vessels.

Following the revocation of his medical license for errors in image interpretation, radiologist Darius Tsatsi has hired political activist and free speech lawyer Douglas Christie and filed suit against the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan, the provinces Minister of Health and Sunrise Health Region for defamation.