Based on the findings of a new paper in Radiology, the risks of contrast-associated acute kidney injuries are rare in kids, but age can be a protective factor.

Common markers of Alzheimer's disease visualized on PET scans of asymptomatic patients might foreshadow the onset of symptoms in the years following their initial discovery.

There is a significant dose-response relationship between radiation incurred during head CT scans and brain cancer in children and young adults, according to a new paper published in The Lancet Oncology.

Here are some interesting new technologies and key trends from the vast expo floor at the Radiological Society of North America 2022 meeting.

Recently, a patent for 3D printed uranium targets was secured by the National Center for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) in Swierk, Poland, and it could increase the production of Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) globally. 

In 2006, the company started an iodine recycling program for imaging departments that had leftover contrast that would go to waste at the end of the day if left unused. That program expanded into the U.S. and Canada in 2021.

The study, which was published in Brain and Behavior, found that individuals who used their smartphone excessively displayed different strengths in the prefrontal and parietal neural network.

Jorge Soto, MD, chair of the RSNA Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee, chief of radiology, Boston Medical Center, offers an overview of the trends, hot topics, research and technology at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2022 meeting.