Giving patients eye shields to protect the eye lens from radiation during CT scans resulted in some image artifacts, but these rarely affected exam interpretation. By Abraham Kim, AuntMinnie.com staff writer

A newly created three-dimensional (3D) neural network can improve the detection of pulmonary nodules on CT scans, according to a study published July 12 in PLOS ONE. Matt O'Connor | Artificial Intelligence | www.healthimaging.com

Black bone MRI may be a viable, radiation-free alternative to CT for the evaluation of children presenting with abusive head trauma -- particularly for detecting skull fractures, according to a Friday presentation at RSNA 2018 in Chicago. By Abraham Kim, AuntMinnie.com staff writer

ML Tool Detects Biomarker in Stroke Patients. RSNA/AAPM Symposium Focuses on Low-dose CT. Human Factors Impact Reporting of Safety Events. MRI-Based Technology Promising in Alzheimer’s. RSNA Online Series Targets Health Care Economics.

New results from the Dutch-Belgian Randomized Lung Cancer Screening (NELSON) trial have reaffirmed that CT lung cancer screening can significantly reduce mortality for high-risk smokers, producing a 26% mortality reduction in men. By Abraham Kim, AuntMinnie.com staff writer

Researchers from the U.K. have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm capable of accurately detecting and rating the severity of brain lesions on CT scans of patients presenting with stroke or dementia. By Abraham Kim, AuntMinnie.com staff writer

Congratulations Klaire Garnica, Head of CT at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney and her talented team for reaching 10,000 cardiac scans TODAY. A milestone for everyone involved, especially all the patients who have undergone exams on their personal journeys to better health.

Several diagnostic dilemmas are explored including challenges with the recent IPF diagnosis and management guidelines (2011), as well as with the ‘difficult to characterise’ fibrosing diseases such as smoking-related lung fibrosis, unclassifiable disease and acute exacerbations of fibrosing lung disease.

Medical Benefits Reviews Task Group Diagnostic Imaging Review Team Department of Health and Ageing. As part of the 2009-10 Budget, the Australian Government announced a review of funding arrangements for diagnostic imaging, to ensure that the Government is paying the right amount in the right way to support access for patients to quality diagnostic imaging...