Prenatal and postnatal ultrasonography alone—compared to combining the modality with MRI—was found to detect the most abnormal cases of Zika virus-related brain injury in infants and unborn fetuses, according to new research published online Nov. 26 in JAMA Pediatrics.

Cryoablation—commonly called cryotherapy—demonstrated early effectiveness in treating women with low-risk breast cancer, reported researchers during a Nov. 29 session at RSNA’s 2018 Annual Meeting.

Football has been in the spotlight in recent years due to numerous studies revealing the toll repeated hits to the head take on the brain. New research presented Thursday, Nov. 29, at RSNA’s 2018 Annual Meeting added to that focus, finding the sport may damage brain fibers in young football players.

A recent study revealed middle-aged adults living with lung disease could be at greater risk of developing dementia or cognitive impairment as they age.

For women with certain breast cancer risk factors, annual mammograms beginning at age 30 may be beneficial, according to a large-scale study presented Wednesday, Nov. 28 at RSNA 2018.

Treatment that delivers pulses of energy directly to nerves near the spine is a safe and effective procedure in patients with acute lower back pain, according to research presented Tuesday, Nov. 27, at RSNA 2018 in Chicago. The method may help patients who have not responded to conservative treatments.

A team of researchers used MRI brain scans to predict which patients would develop dementia within three years and were nearly 90 percent accurate, according to a small study presented at RSNA 2018 in Chicago.

“Selection of appropriate diagnostic imaging examinations is a critical step in the diagnostic pathway, however, trainees demonstrate widely variable knowledge of appropriate imaging, particularly pertaining to imaging pregnant patients,” Thaddeus D. Hollingsworth, MD, and colleagues wrote, in a recent study.