Radiologists who compare new screening-mammography findings with those from two or more of the patient’s prior exams can expect better interpretive performance than radiologists who compare the new findings with those from only one prior exam. 

With the help of a $12 million grant, the National Institutes of Health are setting out to find the so far elusive answer to a complicated question: Why are black women in the United Stated so much more likely to die of breast cancer than their non-black counterparts?

In a small study, the innovative ultrasound technique called SMI, for superb microvascular imaging, has proven superior to conventional color and power Doppler ultrasound imaging when it comes to evaluating tumor vascularity in breast cancer.

Screening children for scoliosis has risen and fallen in popularity over the years, with appropriate utilization of X-rays at the heart of the debate underlying the inconsistency. 

Computers might be able to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s that their human operators aren’t even aware exist, according to a new study in Radiology. 

A story from GeekWire.com looks at a research team, with help from a grant from the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (a NASA-funded group), that is developing a handheld ultrasound device that can detect and pulverize kidney stones—without surgery or bulky equipment.

Radiologists looking to lend their skills to people in developing regions should know certain things before booking their travel. For example, in Tanzania, “you can be fined and even detained if you enter the country on a tourist visa to provide medical services.”

Potential lung cancers that show up as nonsolid nodules (NSNs) are innocuous enough that they can be appropriately managed by annual low-dose CT scans in lieu of immediate biopsy or treatment, according to a study published July 5 in Radiology.