A recent study found whether a patient received MR angiography (MRA) instead of CT angiography (CTA) for a pulmonary embolism (PE) had little effect on the rate of follow-up chest CT or MRI one year later.

Pediatric obesity and depression may be connected in the brain through similar reward processing abnormalities, according to an April 23 release from Stanford University School of Medicine.

NASA astronauts at the International Space Station used portable ultrasound to scan each other for spinal cord changes that may occur during long-term space missions, according to a study published in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

A team of scientists found microvascular changes in individuals with chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI), including varying cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) in various areas of the brain, that may help explain cognitive difficulties.

The American College of Radiology recommends CT in most cases when diagnosing acute appendicitis, but many have begun to champion MRI as an alternative.

With the help of a $740,000 grant, researchers from the University of Utah will soon be studying the effects of marijuana on the brain, according to an article published by Fox 13 News.

The first patient to undergo focused ultrasound to limit the major symptoms of Parkinson’s disease has been treated in a randomized, double-blind clinical trial, according to a Focused Ultrasound Foundation release.