Researchers from the Mayo Clinic found that visual aids designed for parents of children with minor head trauma may improve communication with physicians, specifically to discuss the risks and benefits associated with CT imaging compared to active monitoring of symptoms, according to research published online Sept. 21 in JAMA Network Open.

Both resident and faculty respondents to a survey in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology agreed that procedural training should be standardized during radiology residency and competence should be ensured at completion.

Researchers from the University of California, San Fransisco (UCSF) have demonstrated that gallium 68–labeled prostate-specific membrane antigen–11 PET/MRI may detect higher rates of prostate than multiparametric MRI, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in Radiology.

Researchers compared image quality; visibility of anatomic landmarks; tubes and lines and other significant findings on portable chest radiographs acquired with wireless direct radiography (DRw) and computed radiography (CR).

Robert Horsley, MD, and colleagues found that almost half of women have never heard of the term “baseline mammogram," and two-thirds thought a baseline mammogram was insignificant in decreasing false positive rates and costs, according to research published Sept. 12 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

In patients with diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease (AD), [18F] flortaucipir PET imaging proved accurate in distinguishing AD from other neurodegenerative diseases, according to a multicenter study published in JAMA.

Using MRI, researchers found that brains of infant boys born prematurely are affected differently and more severely than premature infant girls, according to a study published online in the September issue of Nature Pediatric Research.

Using PET imaging in addition to conventional CT imaging for women with locally advanced cervical cancer may identify more detailed malignancies and change treatment plans, according to research published online Sept. 14 in JAMA Network Open.