Radiography

"Seeing” Stem Cells Helps to Treat Peripheral Arterial Disease
Interventional radiologists are piecing together clues on how to use stem cells to create new or more blood vessels to treat peripheral arterial disease in those individuals with extensively narrowed or clogged arteries. More...30 Mar 2009

MDCT Computer-Aided System Successfully Detects and Measures Pneumothoraces
A new computer-aided method used with multidetector computed tomography to detect and measure pneumothoraces in trauma patients helps physicians make faster and more accurate decisions in busy emergency room settings. More...24 Mar 2009

Magnetic Particle Image Technology Provides Real-Time Images of Blood Flow and the Heart
New technology called magnetic particle imaging has been shown to generate unprecedented real-time images of blood flow and heart movement, which may improve disease diagnosis and treatment planning. More...19 Mar 2009
Sevenfold Radiation Exposure to U.S. Population from Medical Procedures
In 2006, people living in the United States were exposed to more than seven times as much ionizing radiation from medical procedures as was the case in the early 1980s, according to a new report on population exposure. More...18 Mar 2009
In Other News
Radiation Therapy Equipment Vendors to Evaluate System Integration
Low-Back Pain Imaging Without Indication of Underlying Conditions Does Not Improve Clinical Outcomes
Noninvasive Image-Guided Radiosurgery Can Now Treat Inoperable Lung Cancer
CD-Based System Helps Physicians Fine-Tune Life-Saving Mammography Skills
3D CT Images Reveal Mummy Sealed in Coffin for 3,000 Years
CT Used with Surgical Microcoils Helps Locate Small Lung Nodules
Cardiac CT Angiography May Expose Patients to High Radiation Dose
For Imaging Equipment Vendors, Interoperability a Major Selling Point
Low Energy, High-Resolution Collimators Enhance Nuclear Medicine Imaging Capabilities
SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Evaluated in New-Onset Heart Failure Patients
Mammography Use in the United States Decreases
Radiation Lowers Relapse Risk in Noninvasive Breast Cancer
Heart Bypass Imaging Helps Reduce Graft Defects
New Guidelines on the Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Longer Interpretation Times Seen for Screening Digital Mammograms than Film-Screen Mammograms
When Distinguishing Colorectal Polyps, Narrow-Band Imaging Is Comparable to White Light Colonoscopy
High-Definition CT System Uses Less Radiation
Fat Tissue Shown To Be Sensitive to Irradiation
Quality Colonoscopy Best for Detecting Polyps and Tumors
First Prostate Cancer Patient in France Treated with New Radiotherapy
Digital Radiography Lets Facilities Go Digital Faster
Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer May Benefit from Alternating Mammography and MRI
CT Colonography Provides Two-in-One Screening Approach for Cancer and Osteoporosis
The MedImaging Radiology channel covers fluoroscopy, digital radiography, computerized tomography, mammography, interventional radiology, and other medical uses of X-ray imaging as well as related instrumentation, trends and safety issues.