Declines in smoking rates may adversely affect early lung cancer detection and increase mortality rates as fewer patients qualify for low-dose CT screenings under current guidelines, according to a study published in the Feb. 24 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Breast compression, while uncomfortable for some women, is a necessary component of mammography. A recent international study has shown that, because of a lack of consistent guidelines, a wide variation exists in the technical execution of scans and the compression forces used.

Women of lower socioeconomic circumstances are just as interested in learning about breast tissue density following mammography as their higher-income counterparts, but may be unwilling to undergo supplemental screenings due to associated costs, revealed a study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

With the push for breast density notification laws around the country, more patients are being recommended for supplemental screening. Ultrasound is a top choice for this purpose, and it should be available to all women, according to a recent editorial published in Forbes.

Amyloid imaging can tell Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) apart because FTD typically does not show the same pattern of amyloid, right? Not so fast, say brain researchers.

Most U.S. hospitals report radiation doses in line with accreditation limits issued by the American College of Radiology (ACR) for children undergoing head CT scans, according to the results of a survey published in the March issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

An innovative and minimally invasive procedure is effective at instantly treating migraine headaches while reducing their frequency and intensity long after the initial treatment, according to a study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting.

Clearly physicians want to help patients and take their oath to “do no harm” very seriously. But what happens when the proper course of action is not so cut and dried?