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Caution needed with MRI of patients with metallic implants

The switching of gradient coil fields in MRI scans of patients with metallic hip implants can have thermal effects that imaging professionals need to look out for, according to a presentation at this week's International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine virtual conference.

August 12, 2020

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RF-induced heating poses MRI risk in patients with tattoos

The permanent tattoos of patients represent an important potential safety hazard during MRI, and the shape of the tattoo is the major factor in increasing the radiofrequency (RF) heating effects, researchers are reporting at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine virtual conference.

August 10, 2020

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Implantable hearing devices cause MRI safety concerns

Several hundred adverse events during MRI scans of patients with implantable hearing devices have occurred in the past decade, particularly in patients with cochlear implants, Belgian researchers are reporting at this week's International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine virtual conference.

August 10, 2020

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What radiologists need to know about vaping

The rapidly growing popularity of vaping -- and the concomitant rise in vaping-associated lung disease -- has made it more important than ever for radiologists to recognize the clinical signs of lung disease associated with the phenomenon, according to researchers from the Mayo Clinic.

July 20, 2020

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MRI reveals brain changes in technologist with COVID-19

MRI scans of a 25-year-old Italian radiologic technologist who contracted COVID-19 and lost her sense of smell suggest the virus may invade the brain through the olfactory pathway and cause dysfunction of sensorineural origin. This finding was published online by JAMA Neurology on May 29.

May 31, 2020

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Coronavirus fears prompt rescheduling of ECR 2020 to July

Fears over the outbreak of novel coronavirus have prompted the organizers of the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) to call off its meeting scheduled for next week and reschedule it for mid-July in Vienna. The move raises questions about whether other medical shows will go forward just as the spring conference season is beginning.

March 2, 2020

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Investigation into Swedish MRI accident moves forward

The investigation into last year's MRI accident at Sunderby Hospital in Luleå in Sweden continues to move ahead. Investigators appear to be focusing on why a specialist nurse was wearing a weighted vest within the mobile MRI scanner's magnetic field -- and the answer could determine who was ultimately responsible.

January 16, 2020

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AI performs well in large-scale breast screening study

In a large-scale study that replicated real-world breast screening conditions, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm performed well in interpreting mammograms, reducing both false positives and false negatives. The findings were published January 1 in Nature.

January 1, 2020

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Top poster prizewinners enjoy the moment at RSNA 2019

Research groups across the globe were celebrating on Wednesday afternoon at RSNA 2019, when the 28 winners of the prestigious magna cum laude awards were unveiled. Recreational drug use, 3D printing, bariatric surgery, and MR elastography of the brain were among the prizewinning topics.

December 4, 2019

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MRI links oral contraceptives to smaller hypothalamic volumes

Researchers have found that healthy women taking oral contraceptives had significantly smaller hypothalamus volume, compared with women not taking the birth control pill. In a study presented Wednesday at RSNA 2019, they also pointed out smaller hypothalamic volume is linked to anger and depression.

December 3, 2019

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Chest x-rays reveal atherosclerosis in patients undergoing amputations

Lower limb amputation is an increasingly common major complication of advanced peripheral arterial disease and diabetes mellitus.

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3D MRI technique helps plan treatment for pediatric heart conditions

Images of a 39-year-old who underwent screening mammography. Right craniocaudal (left) and mediolateral oblique (middle) views from preoperative mammography show suspicious grouped fine pleomorphic calcifications (arrows). After biopsy showed ductal carcinoma of situ (DCIS), patient underwent breast-conserving surgery, yielding final diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (intermediate grade, hormone receptor positive). (Right) Screenshot of an output of a commercial AI tool applied to preoperative mammography. AI detected right breast lesion with score of 95% on both views (concentric colored circles). Present study’s reviewing radiologist deemed AI marking to correspond with site of DCIS.

Could AI scoring help with managing DCIS?

Axial contrast-enhanced CT scan in a 28-year-old premenopausal woman shows an incidentally detected solid-appearing left ovarian lesion (solid arrow) anterior to the uterus (U), associated with trace ascites in the right adnexa and cul de sac (dashed arrows). At pathologic analysis, this was shown to be ovarian dysgerminoma. Two readers misdiagnosed this lesion, one as a leiomyoma and one as an ovarian fibroma.

Clinicians, beware: CT diagnostic accuracy varies by adnexal lesion type

Erin Stephens

Radiology coding update for 2026

AI detects tuberculosis on photos of chest x-rays

Mobile phone-based analog radiographic image analysis could represent an easily implementable tool.

January 23, 2026

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Motion on MRI inordinately affects elderly, male, and Black patients

By Kate Madden Yee

The finding underscores the importance of accounting for motion-risk factors in scheduling, prescan counseling, and positioning.

January 23, 2026

Breast ultrasound model achieves high predictive performance for treatment

By Amerigo Allegretto

A model that uses ultrasound and clinicopathological features can predict treatment success in breast cancer patients.

January 23, 2026

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Novel radiopharmaceutical therapy could help treat pleural metastases

Previously, patients had been heavily treated with standard therapies, such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiation therapy.

January 22, 2026

Does patient anxiety influence MRI contrast extravasation?

By Giuseppe Scappatura

In anxious patients, the MRI environment can sustain or amplify activation of the sympathetic nervous system.

January 22, 2026

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HPI: Kids exposed to more imaging radiation at non-children's hospitals

By Kate Madden Yee

The study underscores the need for "ongoing evaluation of pediatric imaging practices across all hospital types," an HPI team noted.

January 22, 2026

Misinformation may be driving underuse of lung cancer screening

Misinformation about the harms of CT lung cancer screening may cause eligible patients to forego or not be offered the exams.

January 21, 2026

2023 version of AASLD improves ultrasound HCC surveillance

By Amerigo Allegretto

Using the latest version of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) improves HCC surveillance.

January 21, 2026

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Integrating breast and lung cancer screening could identify LC earlier

By Kate Madden Yee

Leveraging the reach of mammography programs may improve lung cancer (LC) screening uptake.

January 21, 2026

What's AI's impact on radiologist burnout?

Despite optimism about AI implementation in radiology, how AI affects radiologist burnout in the real-world remains a "black box," researchers have found.

January 21, 2026

New angioplasty technique shows promise in ICAD patients

Drug-coated balloon angioplasty reduced restenosis and strokes in ICAD patients compared with bare-metal stent placement.

January 20, 2026

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Ultralow-dose PCCT viable for emphysema assessment

By Kate Madden Yee

Ultralow-dose photon-counting CT (PCCT) offers accurate visual and automated evaluations of emphysema at a low radiation dose.

January 20, 2026

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