Ultrasound boutiques offering elective ultrasounds for expectant mothers seems like a harmless bit of fun for parents looking to collect images or video of their child before they are even born, but the FDA and others are not as amused.

A study of patients with a slipped gastric band has found two previously undescribed radiographic signs of the complication that could be used to help diagnose affected bariatric patients.

Based on its recent analysis of the breast imaging systems market, Frost and Sullivan recognizes Gamma Medica with the 2014 Global Frost and Sullivan Award for Product Leadership.

A handful of new genetic variants point to Parkinson’s disease, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced yesterday. The six previously unreported risk factors will contribute to researchers’ understanding as they work to develop better treatments for the neurodegenerative disease.

The industry for Alzheimer’s drug treatments is expected to grow from modest beginnings to big business in the next decade, according to a June report by Decision Resources Group.

A novel, non-invasive molecular imaging technique uses nanotechnology to allow clinicians a view into the gastrointestinal track without having to resort to invasive procedures, according to a study published July 6 in Nature Nanotechnology.

While low-dose CT (LDCT) lung screening has a false-positive rate of 20 percent or higher, an analysis of National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) data showed patient anxiety is not significantly elevated following a false-positive scan compared with a negative result.

Selection of patients with advanced prostate cancer who are eligible for salvage radiation therapy could be improved with the use of radiocholine PET/CT, according to a review of recent research published today in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.