Compared with conventional multi-detector, contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) alone, CECT with integrated whole-body PET/MRI is better at detecting metastatic lesions and characterizing indeterminate lesions in the colon.

Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that pediatric epilepsy patients imaged prior to neurosurgery with a new protocol have a greater chance of being seizure-free following the operation than those imaged using an older protocol.

A study on the high cost of patient movement during MRI scans released last spring has drawn a thought-provoking letter to the editor of the journal that published the study report. 

The anti-inflammatory, anti-platelet salicylate medication known to chemists as acetylsalicylic acid—yes, that’s aspirin—doesn’t fight breast cancer but may make dense breast tissue less dense, aiding early detection in  women with that characteristic.

According to a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, the use of chest CT in hospital emergency departments (ED) to evaluate respiratory symptoms significantly jumped from 2001 to 2010.

A study of more than 2,500 women has found ultrasound just as good as mammography at detecting breast cancer. On the downside, ultrasound generated more false positives than mammography.

There is sufficient existing literature on which to base clinical decision rules separating patients with apparently minor but clinically serious head trauma—and thus in need of CT neuroimaging and prompt clinical intervention—from similarly alert and responsive head-trauma patients who would be better off avoiding the radiation exposure and the costs.

Women who heave a sigh of relief upon learning their breast-cancer diagnosis at screening is a false positive shouldn’t let their guard down. A study in the December edition of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention shows that these patients are at increased risk of developing the disease for at least a decade.