Wayne Forrest[email protected]Clinical NewsStudy advises MRI screening for high-risk pancreatic cancer patientsSwedish researchers believe that MRI could be the best imaging modality to screen people at high risk of pancreatic cancer, according to an April 8 study in JAMA Surgery. In a small study, they showed how using MRI to screen high-risk individuals found pancreatic lesions in 40% of patients.April 7, 2015Musculoskeletal RadiologyDTI-MRI shows muscle distress in marathon runnersThe marathon season is fast approaching, and people training to run those 26.2 miles will endure countless aches, pains, and muscle pulls. Dutch researchers are using diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI) to gain new insight into the toll that long-distance races take on the human body.February 25, 2015Clinical NewsNew tracer could help HNSCC patients avoid surgeryWith the help of a novel radiotracer, researchers were able to accurately identify sentinel lymph nodes in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), potentially reducing the number of patients who need to undergo selective neck dissection.February 11, 2015Molecular ImagingAuntMinnieEurope.com Molecular Imaging InsiderJanuary 25, 2015Clinical NewsPET/CT outperforms endoscopic ultrasound for esophageal cancerResearchers from Nottingham, U.K., have found that PET/CT may be better than endoscopic ultrasound for accurately estimating tumor length in cases of esophageal cancer. PET/CT's enhanced performance in turn might lead to better planning of radiotherapy and resection.January 25, 2015Industry NewsCould reverse auctions boost purchasing power in radiology?Two years after introducing the concept of reverse auctions to buy capital medical imaging equipment, U.S. firm Reverse Radiology has launched a website to give radiology departments and imaging centers more purchasing leverage.December 29, 2014Molecular ImagingAuntMinnieEurope.com Molecular Imaging InsiderDecember 10, 2014Clinical NewsFEC-PET/CT boosts cervical and endometrial diagnosesPET/CT with the radioisotope F-18 fluoroethylcholine (FEC) is a feasible and promising imaging alternative to FDG-PET/CT in detecting cervical and endometrial tumors, according to a pilot study from the U.K. presented last week at RSNA 2014.December 10, 2014Clinical NewsPET/MRI matches PET/CT in NSCLC accuracyCHICAGO - Using a 15-minute MRI protocol with PET/MR, Swiss researchers achieved diagnostic accuracy equal to that of PET/CT for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Study results were presented at last week's RSNA 2014 conference.December 7, 2014Musculoskeletal RadiologyMRI helps predict return to action for injured soccer playersCHICAGO - The best way to determine how long it will take a professional soccer player with a thigh-muscle injury to return to the field is by evaluating certain key MRI results, according to a German study presented at the RSNA 2014 meeting.December 4, 2014Previous PagePage 26 of 46Next PageTop StoriesUltrasoundForeign body imaging: X-ray overused, ultrasound underusedUltrasound is an effective modality for detecting radiolucent foreign bodies, but it's being underused compared with x-ray, U.K. musculoskeletal researchers have found.CTIR study: Keep aware of hydrophilic polymer embolizationCTRadiology mourns death of Ireland’s Barry KellyArtificial IntelligenceAI improves MRI diagnosis of prostate cancerMedical, Legal, and PracticeHow can we minimize errors caused by human factors?