ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carestream Health has filed a 510(k) application with the FDA for clearance of itsCARESTREAM OnSight 3D Extremity System that uses cone beam CT (CBCT) technology to capture weight-bearing and other types of patient extremity images. This affordable system is designed to offer high-quality, low-dose 3D imaging for use by orthopaedic and sports medicine practices, hospitals, imaging centers, urgent care facilities and other healthcare providers.

Charlotte Radiology is expanding its successful fleet of mobile imaging centers to meet increased demand and provide women with access to early detection cancer screenings at their place of employment.

Medical science may have just taken a major step toward curing diseases including cancer, autism, HIV and more by manipulating cells using a novel gene-editing tool, according to results of a recent study published in the journal Cell.

Using ultrasound to estimate the percent of intramuscular fat in lower extremities, researchers have shown an inverse association with physical activity levels and a positive association with body mass index, according to a small study published in the journal Muscle & Nerve.

Absent a surgical consult, abdominal CT for children and teens with suspected acute appendicitis does not lead to better outcomes than either ultrasound or no imaging at all, according to a study in the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine.

Newly crunched big data show that very few people at high risk for lung cancer from smoking benefit by getting annual low-dose CT screenings after an initial exam brings back negative results, according to a study published online March 21 in The Lancet Oncology. 

Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak in Royal Oak, Mich., has announced that two representatives from the hospital were awarded a $1.7 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Scientists in the U.S., the Netherlands and China say they have built an exquisitely sensitive x-ray detector that has the potential for applications in ultra-low-radiation medical imaging.