Researchers have pinpointed regions in the brain that are affected by Parkinson’s disease, opening the door to a potential treatment.

The innovative imaging technique called “spot fluoroscopy” has shown promise as a way to reduce radiation doses to patients during neurointerventional procedures, as well as scatter doses to staff and clinicians, according to a small study published online Aug. 13 in Acta Radiologica. 

Intraoperative MRI (ioMRI) soon may be must-have technology for many if not most neurosurgical suites, but those looking to take the plunge for their brain-tumor service line should expect longer procedure times and more scrupulous pre-operative room preparation.

One of the hottest topics in today’s medical imaging community is the transition from computed radiography (CR) to digital radiography (DR).

Radiation dose is one of the top concerns in imaging today, and since younger patients are the most vulnerable, reducing dose in pediatric imaging is especially important.

Participants in the Digital Mammography DREAM Challenge are trying to do their part to contribute to the nationwide goal of completing 10 years of cancer research in half the time. It’s funded under the Cancer Moonshot’s Coding4Cancer initiative—pitting coding teams against each other in a friendly fight to see who can come up with the best way to improve mammogram readings. 

Neural biomarkers could be used to predict the risk for dementia in individuals with Down Syndrome, according to a University of Kentucky study.

Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) have shown up as bright signals, or “hyperintensities,” in T1-weighted MR brain images of patients with no such contrast administered at present but 35 or more linear GBCA doses in the past.