CT procedures has proven riskier than MRI when it comes to accidental contrast medium extravasation, a recent study finds.

Even mild cases of dental disease could have long-term effects on amyloid plaque development and brain health, according to a neuroimaging study published online Nov. 5 in Neurobiology of Aging.

When a child has appendicitis, it no longer is a hair-raising emergency bellyache.

Two novel technetium-99m agents, when used with SPECT or planar imaging, have been found to effectively target prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) in advanced prostate cancer within bone, lymph nodes and soft tissues, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

Chemists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed nanoparticles that could eventually help track disease progression.

Image quality is vital to the overall quality of medical imaging service delivery. Instead of getting better with time, however, medical imaging quality assurance has declined due to technical, economic, cultural and geographic factors.

A 1,200-year-old Viking pot discovered in Scotland was able to hide its contents from archaeologists, until they got an assist from a hospital radiology department.

Infections related to heart valve prosthesis are usually diagnosed with echocardiography, but it can miss key areas of infection. It is here that FDG PET or leukocute scintigraphy can step in, but a recent comparison study of the two nuclear medicine procedures published Nov. 13 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that FDG PET may be the best option.