News • Brain imaging
Tau-PET: a window into the future of Alzheimer’s patients
A team from Geneva demonstrates the value of imaging to detect the presence of tau protein in the brain to predict cognitive decline due to Alzheimer’s disease.
News • BPE in dense breasts
Breast cancer: elevated MRI enhancement identifies higher risk
A machine learning model found that background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) on breast MRI is an indicator of breast cancer risk in women with extremely dense breasts.
News • Deep learning in imaging
Earlier detection of diabetes through chest x-rays and AI
A new AI model finds that x-ray images collected during routine medical care can provide warning signs for diabetes, even in patients who don’t meet the guidelines for elevated risk.
Article • Disaster victim identification
Radiology in DVI: distressing insights and “hidden gems”
Identifying victims of major disasters remains a significant challenge for investigators. Often, identification can take weeks or longer but new approaches are paving the way for greater accuracy and quicker identification whilst preserving the body without unnecessary invasive investigation. An expert session at ECR heard about how new imaging technology can help with disaster victim…
News • Safety analysis
AI-supported mammography found to be safe and workload-saving
A new safety analysis finds AI-supported mammography analysis is as good as two breast radiologists working together to detect breast cancer, almost halving the screen-reading workload.
Article • Oncology imaging
The expanding role of CT in lung cancer management
While screening programs for several of the commonest cancers are now well established, lung cancer screening has yet to reach anywhere near the same proportion of at-risk patients.
Article • Supplemental imaging
The next breast screening advancement: Contrast-enhanced mammography
With the recent recommendation changes from the European Council in 2022, how radiologists screen for breast cancer is changing. Mammography has long been an essential technology in screening for breast cancer, and in the recommendations the Council formally recognized the advantages of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). This landmark acknowledges the research on and benefits of DBT, advocating…
News • Imaging for targeted biopsy
MRI and ultrasound "fusion" improves prostate cancer detection
Combining ultrasound and MRI technology can help detect prostate cancer at an earlier stage and potentially save lives, according to new University of Dundee research.
News • Algorithmic interaction
Medical imaging AI can ask another AI for "second opinion"
Researchers at Monash University have designed a new co-training AI algorithm for medical imaging that can effectively mimic the process of seeking a second opinion.
News • Lung cancer, cardiovascular disease
AI uses low-dose CT data for mortality prediction
AI can use data from low-dose CT scans of the lungs to improve risk prediction for death from lung cancer, cardiovascular disease and other causes, a new study finds.
News • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy imaging
Combining cDTI and CMR to detect deadly heart condition
Combining two types of heart scan techniques could help doctors to detect deadly hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) before symptoms and signs on conventional tests appear.
News • New measurements to advance and validate the technology
Unlocking the potential of portable MRI
Researchers at NIST have been working on several fronts to advance low-field MRI technology and validate methods for creating images with weaker magnetic fields.
News • Production of biological contrast agents
Hyperpolarized MRI to advance cancer imaging
A new imaging method devised by German researchers offers a fast and cost-effective way to observe abnormal metabolic processes live in the MRI scanner.
News • DCE-MRI urography
Metal-free kidney MRI dye for more personalized diagnostics
University of Ottawa scientists have introduced a metal-free MRI dye capable of mapping kidney function with unprecedented accuracy — a promising technique for more personalized care.
News • Advancs in chest imaging
Evaluating lung function with photon-counting CT
Photon-counting CT allows for a comprehensive, simultaneous evaluation of lung structure and function, something not possible with standard CT, according to a new study.
News • Imaging equipment
Two new ultrasound systems to address healthcare challenges in Europe
Canon Medical announces the commercial availability of its two latest ultrasound systems, Aplio flex and Aplio go, in Europe, to meet the evolving needs of medical practitioners.
News • Joint statement from BIR and UKHSA
Radiation dose: clinical need should trump previous exposures, experts say
Should radiation dose from previous medical imaging be considered when a new scan is made? UK experts issued a joint position statement that favors clinical need over prior exposures.
News • Research explores DBGAN method
AI fuses CT and MRI scans for better diagnostics
New research shows how AI can be used to fuse images from clinical X-ray CT and MRI scans to allow a clearer and more clinically useful interpretation of the images.
News • Nuclear imaging marker
Renal cell carcinoma: New radiotracer improves detection and differentiation
A new PET tracer, 89Zr-DFO-girentuximab, can accurately detect a type of kidney cancer called clear cell renal cell carcinoma and differentiate it from other types of kidney tumors.
News • Chest x-ray analysis
Lung cancer: High accuracy AI improves detection
Assistance from an AI algorithm with high diagnostic accuracy improved radiologist performance in detecting lung cancers on chest X-rays and increased human acceptance of AI suggestions.
News • Noninvasive diagnosis in high-risk CAD patients
Photon-counting CT: “bloom” reduction improves heart disease detection
Photon-counting CT enables accurate diagnosis of coronary artery disease in high-risk patients, a potentially significant benefit for people previously ineligible for noninvasive screening.
Article • Impact of ICM packaging and delivery systems
Contrast media bottles: benefits of switching to multi-dose
Iodinated contrast media (ICM) enhance CT imaging, but its single-dose packaging is increasingly proving at odds with modern, more sustainable imaging practices. New award-winning research by a radiology resident and faculty members at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, proposes a promising alternative: A switch from using single-dose injectable contrast media kits to…
News • Performance-based evaluation
Useful, not pretty: How AI can improve medical imaging
US researchers evaluated AI techniques for cleaning medical images based on performance in clinical tasks. Some algorithms make the scans look better, but actually decrease image quality.
News • Diffusion-tensor and correlated diffusion imaging
New MRI technique captures Covid-19’s impact on the brain
An MRI invention from engineers at the University of Waterloo reveals better than many existing imaging technologies how Covid-19 can change the human brain.
News • Folate receptor exploitation
PET imaging: new discovery to help detect brain tumours
Folate-based radiopharmaceuticals can be used in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to detect folate receptors in brain tumours, researchers from the University of Turku report.