Chest ultrasound can provide the same diagnostic information as chest CT in children with complicated pneumonia and parapneumonic effusion, according to an article to be published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Policymakers are increasingly focusing on outpatient medical imaging, which has been the target of recent attacks. The latest bill from the U.S. Senate, which was released by Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) late Wednesday night, was no exception.

Changes in standardized uptake values on FDG-PET/CT scans may be "significantly predictive of tumor recurrence" in patients with squamous cell cancer of the neck and head, according to a new study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC.

ORLANDO, FL - In those challenging cases in which a patient presents to the emergency department with chest pain but doesn't appear to have markers of a heart attack, researchers suggest that performing coronary CT angiography (CTA) might be a faster -- and less expensive -- solution than workups based on the current standard of care.

A new computer-aided-detection (CAD) application is showing great promise as a companion to coronary CT angiography, recording both high sensitivity and low numbers of false-positive marks, according to researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina.

WASHINGTON (Reuters), Nov 19 - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid released a long-awaited healthcare reform plan on Wednesday that budget analysts said would extend coverage to tens of millions of the uninsured and reduce the deficit over 10 years.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 19 - In men with prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance, routine biopsy approaches often miss disease progression. Sampling of the anterior region of the prostate may improve detection, researchers report in the November issue of the Journal of Urology.

ORLANDO, FL - To the surprise of investigators, CT scans of mummies at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo show that these ancient Egyptians had signs of atherosclerosis in their hearts and arteries.

Whether a patient, referring physician, or radiology professional, it's not your imagination that recommendations for follow-up exams after an initial radiology procedure seem to be increasing. If referral patterns at Massachusetts General Hospital are typical, the number of recommendations has doubled in the past 13 years.

ORLANDO, FL - Heart screening isn't just for athletes anymore. Researchers at this week's American Heart Association meeting said that screening all middle-school-aged children for cardiac abnormalities with a targeted medical history, physical exam, electrocardiogram (ECG), and echocardiograph can identify those at risk of heart problems before they head out for recess.

CHICAGO (Reuters), Nov 17 - Cancer experts fear new U.S. breast imaging guidelines that recommend against routine screening mammograms for women in their 40s may have their roots in the current drive in Washington to reform healthcare.

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters), Nov 17 - The battery of tests given to a patient having a heart attack in a U.S. hospital adds up to a dose of radiation equivalent to 725 chest x-rays, researchers reported on Monday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 17 - Patients with normal stress myocardial perfusion imaging on single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) do not need additional rest imaging, say researchers from The Methodist Hospital in Houston.