Out of the Basement: Early Results Promising for Portable MRI Feasibility study indicates no interference in ICU, no metal issues Feb 20, 2020
Bell Ringing Not So Joyous for Cancer Patients? Greater treatment-related distress for those who rang bell at end of treatment Feb 10, 2020
No Difference in Outcomes With Ultrasound-Guided Trial of Labor French researchers find no significant improvement in maternal-fetal mortality Feb 09, 2020
Surgeon Sues Orlando Health Over 'Forced' Referrals Says he was terminated for refusing to practice exclusively in-network Jan 27, 2020
Bad News for Tau PET Tracer in CTE Only modest correlation between imaging result and actual pathology in ex-football player Jan 07, 2020
Are Low-Density Incidental Renal Masses Being Misdiagnosed? New study raises concerns about criteria for benign cysts vs aggressive renal cancer Dec 23, 2019
MRI-Guided Ultrasound Zaps Low-Risk Prostate Cancer TULSA devices achieves prostate volume reduction Dec 04, 2019
Study Suggests Viable Alternative to Mastectomy After In-Breast Recurrence Mastectomy rates low, good cancer control in selected patients Nov 21, 2019
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Watch for Brain Mets Present in roughly 5% of patients, survival worse in patients with larger or more lesions Nov 18, 2019
Watchman: Sicker Patients, More Deaths Than in Trials Medicare data paint a different picture of the LAA occluder Oct 31, 2019
Easy Stroke Scoring Tool Helps EMS Get Patients the Right Care Los Angeles Motor Scale deemed "powerful out-of-hospital tool" for prediction of intervention, outcomes Oct 29, 2019
Sex Assault at Mt. Sinai; Pharma's MD Millionaires; Mammography Marketing Machine This past week in healthcare investigations Oct 23, 2019
Joint Injections: Are They Worth the Risk? Adverse outcomes hastening joint replacement have raised concerns Oct 15, 2019
How Common Are Inaccurate Coronary Artery Calcium Scans? The Skeptical Cardiologist finds reason to suspect the MAC Oct 04, 2019
OCT Vs FFR: Which Is the Better Guide for Revascularization? Optical coherence tomography goes up against physiological guidance in angiographically intermediate coronary lesions Sep 30, 2019
Wires or RFID Tags in Breast Cancer Excision? Women like the less obtrusive method, but small study doesn't quite settle question of whether there's a tradeoff Sep 24, 2019
ASTRO Unveils First RT Guideline for Pancreatic Cancer Radiation's role in pancreatic cancer is "controversial," says guideline author Sep 23, 2019
True Ischemia or Mimic? MRI changes final diagnosis in 30% of TIA and minor stroke cases Sep 23, 2019
Tx Deintensification Wins in Head and Neck Cancer, But ... Only against another less-intensive approach in HPV-positive disease Sep 18, 2019
Post-Immunotherapy SBRT Boosts Outcomes in Advanced NSCLC Increased systemic response rate, disease control rate, and PFS in phase II trial Sep 17, 2019
Consider PSA Before Adding ADT to Salvage Radiation Men with levels below 0.6 ng/mL show no benefit, at risk of other-cause mortality Sep 16, 2019
COMPLETE Revascularization Gets Its Win for Hard Outcomes Investigators obtain missing piece of the puzzle Sep 01, 2019
Mystery! The Vanishing Prostate Tumor Do cancers really disappear spontaneously? Or are they just eluding us? Aug 23, 2019
Women May Be Exposed to MRI Agents Before Pregnancy Is Known Emphasizes importance of screening women for pregnancy prior to MRI with contrast Aug 20, 2019
Study: Scale Back Surveillance for HPV Oropharyngeal Cancers Retrospective data show no survival advantage with adherence to NCCN guidelines Aug 13, 2019
Chronic, Active Lesions Tied to More Aggressive MS Smoldering inflammation seen even in patients treated with effective disease-modifying therapies Aug 12, 2019
There Is Such Thing as a Too-High LVEF Study suggests sweet spot and proposes fourth left ejection phenotype Aug 07, 2019
Gadzooks! And Egads! Another Dilemma in Prostate Cancer Gadolinium scans present yet another thorny decision for patients on active surveillance Jul 28, 2019
MRI Screening Finds More Breast Cancers, but at What Cost? Even breast cancer survivors may find it tough to sort out benefits and harms Jul 24, 2019
Small Cancer Risk With Lung Micronodules Supports classifying small nodules as negative scan result Jul 10, 2019
FFR Alters Coronary Patients' Care And using an adenosine-free version post-PCI could be a good option, too May 23, 2019
Did PTSD Change Ariana Grande's Brain? Pop diva's Instagram post shines a light on neuroimaging Apr 25, 2019
'Magic Mouthwash' Little Help for Radiation-Induced Mucositis Only statistical improvements in pain scores for head and neck cancer patients Apr 16, 2019
Genetic Variant Tied to Stroke After Brain Irradiation Tripled stroke risk in survivors of childhood cancers Apr 04, 2019
Are Patients Better Off With Image-Guided Bone Marrow Biopsy? Prospect of sedation has some going to interventional radiology Mar 29, 2019
Why Isn't Interventional Radiology More Appealing to Women, Minorities? Med student survey offers clues for increasing diversity in specialty Mar 28, 2019
Into the Arteries With No Operator in Sight: Tech Leads the Way Virtual reality CT angio, robot-assisted radial access being tested Mar 27, 2019
Is Stress Testing Warranted for All High Coronary Calcium Scores? A skeptical look at the evidence Mar 27, 2019