A team from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has created a novel contrast agent for MRI exams that may be safer than those requiring gadolinium. Matt O'Connor | Diagnostic Imaging | Health Imaging

European researchers have identified a visual sign on 3-tesla MR images that effectively diagnoses and distinguishes multiple sclerosis (MS) from other conditions with similar symptoms. By Wayne Forrest, AuntMinnie.com staff writer

FDG-PET is superior to amyloid PET imaging with the radiopharmaceutical florbetapir for assessing cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment. By Erik L. Ridley, AuntMinnie staff writer

The cooperative approach demonstrated by participants in the Australia’s Health 2040 report augurs well for the future of Australia’s mixed public private health system. Article from Openforum

A fully automated algorithm can accurately detect microcalcification clusters in mammogram scans and may help reduce radiology workloads. Matt O'Connor | Imaging Informatics | Health Imaging

Preoperative breast MRI improves the surgical planning and outcomes of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), according to a new study published online July 5 in Academic Radiology. By Kate Madden Yee, AuntMinnie.com 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...

US researchers rank Australia's healthcare system as the second best in the developed world behind Britain's NHS, with America's named the worst. By Stephen Smiley ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Thermography should not be used as a standalone method for detecting, diagnosing, or screening for breast cancer, according to a warning issued by FDA. By Kate Madden Yee, AuntMinnie.com staff writer

The NSW ten-year strategic plan for health and medical research places a strong emphasis on the potential role of research hubs in promoting collaboration and coordinating the efforts of geographically proximate medical research institutes, local health districts, universities and communityorientated research in Medicare Locals. NSW Office for Health and Medical Research