Whether to block or leave unblocked was the question when evaluating I-123 meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) for thyroid uptake. Patients who received thyroid blockade to inhibit absorption of unbound radioiodine during cardiac imaging showed less overall thyroid activity in planar imaging, according to a study published Jan. 2 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today commended the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for finalizing its recommendation for the use of annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) to screen individuals 55 to 80 years of age who are at high risk for lung cancer.

The arterial phase of image acquisition has been shown to improve the detection of traumatic contained splenic vascular injuries, according to a study published in the January 2014 issue of Radiology. 

The radiologic and pathologic methods of the past century are being replaced by recent knowledge about disease pathology and genetic specialty, moving away from the appearance of disease toward the expression of genes that play an important role in risk stratification, diagnostics, monitoring disease progression and projecting survival.

The lateral entorhinal cortex has been named the area in the brain where neurodegenerative disease originates, providing new information about how neuronal dysfunction leads to Alzheimer’s progression, according to a study published Dec. 22 in Nature Neuroscience.

Zotec Partners (Zotec), an industry-leading provider of radiology billing and practice management services, announces an exclusive billing partnership with RadNet, Inc., the largest owner and operator of fixed diagnostic imaging centers in the United States.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has given final approval for recommending annual low-dose CT screening for adults age 55-80 at a high risk for lung cancer.

Targeted radionuclide therapy could change the whole paradigm used to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to one of the most remarkable studies to emerge from the recent Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting last month in Chicago.