Brian Casey[email protected]Clinical NewsIs the mammography debate an example of 'fake science'?In today's world of "fake news" and "alternative facts," is the debate over mammography screening one of "fake science"? It might be, according to a paper published recently in BMC Medical Ethics from a Norwegian researcher who claims to show how breast screening researchers fit facts to suit their beliefs.February 4, 2018Clinical NewsU.K. to pull linear gadolinium MRI agents by FebruaryTwo widely used linear gadolinium MRI contrast agents will be pulled from the U.K. market by 1 February, while the use of other linear agents will be restricted to limited indications, according to an announcement by the U.K.'s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.December 14, 2017Thoracic ImagingBacklog of 23K unread chest x-rays draws review of PortsmouthA backlog of 23,000 unread chest x-ray images at a U.K. National Health Service (NHS) hospital in Portsmouth has drawn the attention of the Care Quality Commission, which has ordered the facility to take immediate action to ensure the images are read promptly. The episode has also prompted the commission to review radiology reporting across the NHS network in England.November 30, 2017Clinical NewsKuhl on overdiagnosis and breast MRI | Holloway on cybersecurity | Reports from JFROctober 17, 2017Clinical NewsAuntMinnieEurope.com Digital X-Ray InsiderOctober 16, 2017Molecular ImagingFrench raise alarm over smoldering blanket in PET/MRIFrench researchers are alerting radiology facilities to an incident that occurred in their PET/MRI suite: Copper fibers in a blanket used to cover a patient began to heat up, causing the blanket to smolder and nearly catch fire, according to a case study published August 31 in Radiology.September 5, 2017Clinical NewsResearch shines spotlight on cinematic renderingIt's been touted as "3D on steroids," but many in radiology still aren't sure how cinematic rendering of medical images works. Fortunately, two new articles from the U.S. and Europe offer an explanation of the new technique, which creates stunningly lifelike images from scans.September 3, 2017Clinical NewsRights group says Turkish radiologist languishes in jailA human rights group in Sweden has picked up the case of a Turkish radiologist who it claims has been languishing in jail for the past year on trumped-up charges that he was connected with a coup against the Turkish government in 2016.August 31, 2017Clinical NewsISMRM offers guidelines for gadolinium MRI contrastTaking what's described as a "wait and see approach," the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) has published guidelines on the use of gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents in both clinical and research settings in an article published in the July issue of Lancet Neurology.August 13, 2017Clinical NewsWhatsApp works well for pediatric ortho traumaResearchers in Israel are finding new clinical uses for WhatsApp, the popular global text messaging platform. Reading images sent to smartphones via WhatsApp showed good agreement with the same images being read on a PACS workstation for pediatric orthopedic surgeons, according to a new study in Pediatric Emergency Care.July 26, 2017Previous PagePage 9 of 20Next PageTop StoriesNuclear MedicineEANM: How PET is reshaping Alzheimer's treatment decisionsAs disease-modifying therapies enter clinical practice, amyloid and tau PET are taking on increasingly important roles in patient selection, disease staging, and treatment monitoring.CTLDCT predicts vertebral fracture risk in heavy smokersWomens ImagingNottingham radiographer struck off over misconductneuroRAD 2026neuroRAD 2026: What the EU AI Act means for clinical neuroradiologySponsor ContentFREE webinar: find your imaging capacity
