Diffusion kurtosis imaging could reduce unnecessary breast biopsies and expand treatment options, according to a recent release from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S., but a lack of education and invasive procedures keep screening numbers down.

Zika virus has had a significant impact in North and South America, most notably by causing microcephaly in babies born to infected mothers. But Brazilian researchers have found the deadly virus may be an effective treatment for glioblastoma—the most common and aggressive form of malignant brain tumor in adults.

According to a recent University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) release, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland is the first hospital in the U.S. to receive the Precision Virtual Reality visualization platform for pediatric neurosurgery.  

Patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) mucoid degeneration at MRI who are also at-risk for osteoarthritis (OA) are associated with progression of joint space loss in the primary weight-bearing area of the knee, according to research published online Feb. 21 in Radiology.

According to a study recently published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology, researchers from South Korea have found an alternative to conventional MRI in pediatric patients who can't restrict their movement during imaging. 

Virginia Harrod fought her way through stage 3 breast cancer. She survived the double mastectomy that followed her diagnoses. Harrod then underwent radiation therapy. In the end, lymphedema—the swelling of soft tissue in extremities—proved to be the biggest challenge.

According to a study recently published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and the Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania, have found that unilateral nonhemorrhagic adrenal infarction may be uncommon in pregnant women who have experienced acute abdominal or flank pain.