The complication rates and subsequent costs of invasive diagnostic procedures ordered after positive CT lung screening exams were two times greater in clinical practice. | AuntMinnie.com | By Abraham Kim, staff writer

The emotional and physical needs of patients, their loved ones and carers are at the heart of the Royal Adelaide Hospital. From www.hospitalhealth.com.au

Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) are typically administered during follow-up imaging of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Michael Walter | Care Delivery | Radiology Business

A Dutch study estimates that without prevention strategies, 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will be diagnosed with dementia/parkinsonism/stroke. From www.hospitalhealth.com.au

A new cardiovascular imaging technique can reveal important information about the plaque characteristics of a patient’s carotid artery in real time. | From www.healthimaging.com | By Matt O'Connor

Diffusion-tensor MR images have revealed brain changes in astronauts based on how long they were in space. | AuntMinnie.com | By Wayne Forrest, staff writer

While Australians are travelling abroad for cheap medical care, international visitors are coming here for quality care they can trust. When Rabia Tahir arrived at Adelaide airport last year, she was cautiously hopeful. Never having been out of Pakistan and understanding but not speaking English, she had made the journey alone. Rabia was suffering the...

A new case in BMJ Case Reports has revealed MRI scans of one man’s brain following years of cocaine use, in which much of the white matter has been ‘eaten away’. By Shivali Best, Mirror Online

MRI finds breast cancer earlier than digital mammography in women with a family history of the disease but without known genetic mutations, according to research published online June 17 in Lancet Oncology. But the improved detection comes at a risk of more false positives. By Kate Madden Yee, AuntMinnie.com

“The differences that we observed indicate the strong possibility that there are sex differences in the structural and functional connections in the brain, which may contribute to women’s increased risk for Alzheimer’s,” said Sepideh Shokouhi, at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Los Angeles. Matt O'Connor | Molecular Imaging | www.healthimaging.com