Danish researchers have found whole body PET/CT augmented by the radiotracer FDG is superior to straight CT as a first-line modality for imaging patients with serious non-specific symptoms and signs of cancer (NSSC). Their study was published online Jan. 12 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

Palos Community Hospital in Illinois will participate in a national Alzheimer’s study that will use a certain type of PET scan to help detect protein plaques found in the brain that play a role in contributing to the disease.

Cancerous sarcomas affect one in 23,000 people a year, and while many patients go through imaging such as x-ray, MRI or CT scans to receive a diagnosis, it may not be enough. 

Clinicians may one day be able to snap an iPhone picture of a suspicious mole and use a USC-developed technique to determine it’s cancer risk, according to an article published in Nature Methods.

Chinese researchers have shown that adult pneumonia can be quite precisely diagnosed with lung ultrasound, according to a study conducted by members of the intensive care unit at Hebei General Hospital in the province of Hebei.

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is co-sponsoring an eight-week summer internship for first-year medical students interested in considering radiology. ACR’s partner in the program is Nth Dimensions, a nonprofit that specializes in expanding opportunities for women and minorities. 

Tweets about lung cancer screening multiplied markedly after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released its guidelines on screening with low-dose chest CT (LDCT) in December 2013, according to an analysis published online Jan. 13 in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

Rashad Evans is a former light-heavyweight champion in mixed martial arts (MMA) competition—and he is not happy with his radiologist.