What we usually see on TV is that autopsies, performed to determine the cause of death of a person, are usually conducted by a surgeon cutting open a dead body.

Japanese researchers have developed a new a computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) system that’s superior to some other methods, relatively easy to use and capable of differentiating between malignant and benign nodules on lung CT.

Breast imaging practices that have screening recall rates of at least 12 percent but less than 14 percent are in the “sweet spot” for optimal detection of breast cancer. Practices that call back more than 14 percent of screening patients see little incremental benefit, while those that come in under 10 percent risk missing many cancers. 

With the expansion of a new emergency department, Columbus Regional Health has installed a new imaging system, DRX-Evolution Plus, to enhance productivity and speed.

European researchers have reviewed a huge mammography dataset and found no association between screening mammography and a reduction in the incidence of advanced breast cancer. 

Physical fitness is associated with cortical grey matter and total grey-matter volumes in elderly men at increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease. However, there’s no such association for women fitting the same profile. 

In Ireland, national guidelines call for women to begin routine screening mammograms at 35 years old. That’s too soon, according to the authors of a new analysis showing just 2.1 cancers per 1,000 symptomatic women aged 35 to 39 who were screened over a five-year period. 

In a recent study, researchers who used PET and CT for testing found that patients who have psoriasis have a increased risk of cardiovascular disease.