News coverage of mammography screening recommendations often conveys a controversial and/or conflicting tone, which researchers say may negatively influence a woman's decision regarding breast cancer screening and trust in cancer prevention recommendations, according to research published online Nov. 5 in Women’s Health Issues.

In patients with pathologic pelvic fractures, fluoroscopy and cone-beam CT needle-guided percutaneous screw fixation resulted in short rehabilitation times and reduced opioid use, reported authors of a recent study published in Radiology.

The technology, which combines two imaging modalities—adaptive optics and angiography—could lead to earlier detection of diseases affecting eye tissue, according to research published Nov. 14 in Communications Biology.

The CEO and founder of the Silicon Valley-based imaging startup Openwater, Mary Lou Jepsen, PhD, is leading her company into making portable, miniature medical imaging devices that she hopes will disrupt the MRI market as a more affordable and accurate modality, according to an article published Nov. 13 by Business Insider.

Using ultrasound technology, researchers found simple ovarian cysts are not associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer and do not require additional surveillance or surgical intervention, according to research published Nov. 12 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Women who receive early and annual breast cancer screenings have lower mortality rates and benefit more from therapy at the time of diagnosis, according to new research published Nov. 8 in the journal Cancer.

David Shultz, MD, PhD, assistant professor of radiation oncology at the University of Toronto, was awarded the 2018 Hitachi Healthcare Americas/RSNA Research Seed Grant by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research & Education (R&E) Foundation and Hitatchi Healthcare, according to an October RSNA press release.

Deep learning can estimate full-dose PET images from scans with significantly lower dosages, according to a new study in the Journal of Digital Imaging. The method may make performing PET scans safer and more affordable.