Brian Casey[email protected]MedicolegalWeek in Review: The end of x-ray shielding? | Norris gadolinium suit dismissed | MRI volume growsJanuary 17, 2020MRIBracco: Norris gadolinium MRI contrast suit is dismissedA high-profile lawsuit regarding the safety of gadolinium MRI contrast filed by martial arts actor Chuck Norris and his wife against contrast developer Bracco Imaging has been voluntarily dismissed, according to the company. Neither side paid any settlement, and both agreed to pay their own legal fees, according to a January 16 press statement.January 15, 2020HomeWeek in Review: SalaryScan survey now open | Ultrasound in space | Breast density newsJanuary 10, 2020Radiation Oncology/TherapyU.S. cancer death rate drops againFewer Americans are dying of cancer, and the mortality rate appears to be dropping faster than ever, according to new data released January 9 by the American Cancer Society. Cancer mortality in the U.S. has fallen 29% in the last 26 years, including a sharp 2.2% drop from 2016 to 2017.January 7, 2020Clinical NewsImaging criteria for congenital heart disease releasedA coalition of academic organizations has released a set of appropriate use criteria covering when multimodality imaging should be used to follow up patients with congenital heart disease. The guidelines were published online January 6 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.January 6, 2020MRIMRI sheds light on adolescent brain pathwaysWhy does your teenager drive you crazy? A new study used MRI tools such as functional MRI and diffusion-weighted imaging to shed light on structural pathways in the brain during adolescence -- a time of rapid brain development in humans.January 5, 2020HomeWeek in Review: Happy New Year | Top stories of 2019 | X-ray for pneumoniaJanuary 3, 2020Clinical NewsUncertain findings sabotage x-ray's value for pneumoniaHas the performance of radiography for detecting pneumonia been overstated? A study in the December edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology suggests that x-ray's sensitivity and specificity drop when uncertain impressions are included.December 22, 2019MRITop 10 AuntMinnie stories for 2019Concerns over MRI safety dominated headlines in 2019, at least according to the articles that were most viewed by members of AuntMinnie.com for the year. Topping the list were two stories about a recent accident at an MRI suite in Sweden, while other MRI safety-related articles also scored highly.December 22, 2019HomeWeek in Review: Fujifilm/Hitachi deal dominates news | Breast cancer survivors | CT of vapingDecember 20, 2019Previous PagePage 28 of 140Next PageTop StoriesUltrasoundPOCUS performs well in assessing pathologic venous congestionPoint-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) showed success in venous excess ultrasound assessment of critically ill patients.CTMachine learning plus CT helps assess severity of COPDUltrasoundActive thyroid surveillance effective, beneficial for older patientsMolecular ImagingFES-PET shows promise staging women with invasive lobular cancerCTStructured CT reporting tool may aid hernia detection after bariatric surgery
