Brian Casey[email protected]HomeWeek in Review: What's new with Board Review? | New details on MRI accident | ICD-10 changes discourage hedgingNovember 1, 2019UltrasoundPhilips charges service firm with hacking scannersThe parent company of Philips Healthcare has filed a lawsuit against an imaging equipment service firm in the state of Washington, charging the company with hacking proprietary Philips software for ultrasound scanners in order to activate features and enable upgrades that users haven't paid for.October 31, 2019CTVaping case study offers guidance for radiologistsThe case study of a 24-year-old man with lung damage from vaping provides hints to radiologists on what to look for in patients who present with characteristic symptoms and a history of electronic cigarette use, according to a special report published October 31 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.October 30, 2019MRINew MRI contrast material promises earlier liver diagnosisA new gadolinium-based contrast material could form the basis for submillimeter detection of tumors on MRI scans and provide a warning of early-stage liver disease sooner than conventional MRI contrast agents, according to findings from an animal study released October 29 in Nature Communications.October 29, 2019Editor's NoteWeek in Review: Meet the Minnies winners | AI for brain hemorrhage | fMRI for Gulf War illsOctober 25, 2019CT'Light' cigarettes don't reduce lung cancer mortalityIf you're a smoker and want to cut your chances of dying from cancer by smoking a "light" brand of cigarette, think again. Researchers found no difference in lung cancer mortality between those who smoked light cigarettes and those who puffed regular smokes, according to a study published on October 21 in JAMA Internal Medicine.October 21, 2019HomeWeek in Review: Death from genital plastic surgery | MRI of brain microbleeds | Harms of steroid injectionsOctober 18, 2019HomeWeek in Review: Radiologists and vaping | POCUS problems | Cuban mystery solved? | Board ReviewOctober 11, 2019CTDo CT lung screening rules overlook first responders?Current guidelines covering who is eligible for CT lung cancer screening do not take into account the hazards encountered by occupational exposure to environmental toxins, such as those encountered by first responders. That's according to research presented October 11 at the North American Conference on Lung Cancer in Chicago.October 10, 2019EconomicsMICI Q4: Rad admins still confident in business outlookRadiology administrators and business managers continue to have a positive outlook on their business prospects for the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the latest numbers from the Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI).October 10, 2019Previous PagePage 31 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
