Hitachi Medical Systems America has selected Agfa HealthCare as its radiography affiliate, allowing Hitachi to promote Agfa’s MUSICA-based portfolio of DR and CR systems to customers in the U.S.

Imaging tests like mammograms or CT scans can detect tumors, but figuring out whether a growth is or isn’t cancer usually requires a biopsy to study cells directly. Now results of a Johns Hopkins study suggest that MRI could one day make biopsies more effective or even replace them altogether by noninvasively detecting telltale sugar molecules shed by the outer membranes of cancerous cells.

Consuming herring, mackerel, or certain dietary supplements containing fish oils can induce resistance to chemotherapy and limit the impact treatment has on tumor growth, according to a study published online in JAMA Oncology.

The World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS) today announced the kick-off of a collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to promote best practices for co-clinical trials to speed the discovery of more and better treatments for cancer and other diseases. 

Breast density notification and related legislation is gaining momentum due to the risks associated with dense breast tissue. But how much do women know about their own breast densities? Check out this infographic to find out. 

Researchers at Duke University have been testing a new approach to treating brain cancer patients with the help of an unlikely ally: the polio virus.

Cancer is a topic that garners many headlines, but how does the media rate at fostering productive discussion about the disease?

Royal Philips today announced the appointment of Mr. Robert Cascella to lead Philips’ multi-billion euro cluster of Imaging businesses.