Digital tomosynthesis (DTS) could be utilized as a companion study to chest x-ray radiography (CXR) for imaging suspected thoracic lesions, as it resolves doubtful CXR findings in roughly three-quarters of cases without the need for follow-up CT, according to a study published in the May issue of Academic Radiology.

GE Healthcare today announced a research collaboration agreement with Eisai Inc. for use of the GE Healthcare investigational PET amyloid imaging agent, [18F]flutemetamol, to help select patients for a phase I clinical trial being conducted by Eisai.

Specialists with Connecticut-based Oxford Performance Materials have used 3D printing technology to replace three-quarters of a man’s injured skull, according to the New York Daily News.

Olympus, a precision technology leader in designing and delivering innovative solutions in Medical and Surgical Products, among other core businesses, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Articulating HD 3D Laparoscopic Surgical Video System.

A trio of studies this week highlighted progress and pitfalls in breast imaging. On the positive side, research detailed the potential of breast tomosynthesis and suggested that mammography may play a role in monitoring therapy. Much less heartening was the finding that young women with breast cancer who are poor, African American, Hispanic or uninsured face delays in treatment that appear to impact outcomes.

For medical imaging equipment vendors, a global perspective is now more critical to success as market participants are no longer able to rely solely on “cash cow” markets, according to an April 25 briefing from healthcare market analysis firm Frost & Sullivan.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has been blamed for a number of high profile suicides among National Football League players, but some are wondering if the degenerative brain disease could have been a factor in the Boston Marathon bombings.

Researchers at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., are working an imaging technology that combines atomic force microscopy and nuclear MR to simultaneously study the mechanical and biochemical behavior of cells.