Those advocating against the routine use of preoperative breast MRI—an issue that has been in debate for years—received some more support in the literature this week, as a meta-analysis found no evidence that preoperative MRI for staging the cancerous breast reduces local or distant recurrence.

Researchers are developing probes that highlight the goings on inside cells at a super high resolution at Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering of Harvard University in Boston.

The U.S. medical electronics market is estimated to rise to $372.4 billion by 2018, according to a worldwide medical electronics market report published November 2013 by research firm Axis Research Mind.

A novel non-embyronic stem cell therapy is being studied to replace damaged dopaminergic brain cells in Parkinson's patients with their own cells in the hopes of restoring normal movement. 

As the use of prostate MRI increases in the clinical care of men with prostate cancer in the U.S., education of nonacademic practices about prostate MRI acquisition could improve the uniformity and quality of screening, according to a study published online Jan. 2 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

The global market for radioisotopes looks to continue its steady growth, but another top story from the last month in nuclear medicine highlights the challenges that lie ahead.

When you look at your brain on an MRI scan, what do you see? Are you filled with a better understanding the abstract “self”?

Higher serum cholesterol levels could potentially mean a higher risk of developing the neurodegenerative disease, according to a PET study published Dec. 30 in JAMA Neurology.