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Brain-mapping framework reveals shifts in information flow during pain and movie watching
In the brain, information travels among distributed networks, groups of interconnected regions that work together and contribute to specific behaviors, feelings or thoughts. To study how information travels through these ...
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Proven radiotracer highly effective in detecting rare, aggressive kidney cancer
Renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) demonstrates strong uptake of the radiotracer 18F-FDG, distinguishing it from other types of kidney cancer that often have more variable uptake. 18F-FDG PET/CT was found to be highly effective ...
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Promising AI tool to speed up endometriosis diagnosis
The AI tool, called "EndoFusion," is a recent development from IMAGENDOÒ, an ongoing collaborative study led by Adelaide University researchers. In this latest study, researchers found the framework could accurately identify ...
Sep 21, 2026
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Emergency medicine physicians safely eliminate thousands of unnecessary CT scans
Emergency medicine physician-researchers at the University of Cincinnati have shown that a targeted quality improvement campaign can safely reduce unnecessary head and cervical spine (neck) computed tomography (CT) scans ...
Sep 18, 2026
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Smooth-gradient fMRI technique could improve brain mapping during behavior
Neuroscientists and medical researchers now have a wide range of imaging techniques to study the brain and its activity. One of the most widely used is functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a noninvasive technique ...
New MRI measure reveals how closely blood flow matches brain cells' energy needs
Researchers from the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a new, noninvasive way to examine how blood flow and cellular organization ...
Sep 17, 2026
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Seeing metastasis before it happens: Tumor-derived extracellular vesicles for premetastatic niche imaging
Cancer is most dangerous not when it starts but when it spreads. Metastasis—the process by which cancer cells travel to and colonize distant organs—is responsible for the vast majority of cancer deaths. The problem is that ...
Patient-specific AI technique could make minimally invasive surgeries safer and more precise
Researchers have created a new technique that accurately and rapidly matches X-rays captured during surgery with a patient's preoperative 3D medical scan. This method could make it easier for clinicians to precisely guide ...
Sep 16, 2026
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Minibeam radiotherapy studied in patients with difficult-to-treat cancers
Mayo Clinic researchers report encouraging results using a new radiation technique called minibeam radiotherapy to treat patients with treatment-resistant cancers in or near the skin. The technique delivers very high doses ...
Sep 16, 2026
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Prostate cancer: Specialized imaging could prevent unnecessary biopsies
An elevated PSA level in the blood may indicate prostate cancer but does not allow for a definitive diagnosis. Where there is a corresponding suspicion, a tissue sample is usually taken from the prostate. A study by the Medical ...
Sep 15, 2026
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Where you live may influence your brain health
In a study analyzing nearly 3,000 brain MRI exams, researchers found that living in highly disadvantaged neighborhoods was associated with adverse brain health. Results of the study were published in Radiology.
Sep 15, 2026
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Stroke diagnosis improved by AI support, multinational study finds
Dr. Chi Kyung (CK) Kim of the Department of Neurology at Korea University Guro Hospital and his research team successfully conducted a multinational validation of AI technology that precisely detects large vessel occlusion ...
Sep 14, 2026
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Researchers identify medulloblastoma molecular groups using noninvasive MRI spectroscopy
Research by Stefan Blüml, Ph.D., and colleagues investigates the use of in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H-MRS) to identify medulloblastoma molecular subgroups before surgery, a noninvasive alternative to ...
Sep 14, 2026
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New AI methods make medical image analysis more reliable
Machine learning enables computers to learn from data and use that knowledge to make predictions or decisions. In health care, machine learning supports tasks such as disease diagnosis, predicting disease progression, treatment ...
Sep 14, 2026
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Light-based scans can uncover hidden tissue damage in pelvic organ prolapse
Pelvic organ prolapse is a common but often overlooked condition that affects millions of women. It occurs when the tissues that support the pelvic organs weaken, allowing organs such as the bladder, uterus or rectum to shift ...
Sep 11, 2026
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PET/MRI improves presurgical lesion detection in pediatric epilepsy
In children with difficult-to-diagnose epilepsy, PET/MRI can pinpoint areas of the brain responsible for seizures, even when MRI scans are negative or inconclusive. A new study of a large pediatric cohort, including children ...
Sep 11, 2026
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New imaging method makes fMRI quieter and clearer for brain–behavior research
Functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, gives researchers a powerful way to study brain activity. But the scans can be incredibly noisy for patients and research subjects, with peak sound levels reaching 120 to 138 ...
Sep 10, 2026
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Neurosurveillance paradigm breaks imaging time barrier to reveal new clues about brain disease
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have demonstrated a new approach to brain imaging that enables continuous monitoring of brain activity and the physiologic changes associated with neurological disease progression for ...
Sep 10, 2026
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AI-assisted imaging tool for breast cancer could tailor screening for women according to individual risk
An artificial intelligence model that analyzes women's past and recent annual 3D mammograms is more effective at predicting the five-year risk of developing breast cancer than a tool that uses only the most recent 3D mammogram, ...
Sep 10, 2026
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Protein-based MRI agent detects lung cancer and hidden metastases earlier than current scans
A multi-institutional research team led by Georgia State University Regents' Professor Emerita of Biochemistry and Biophysical Chemistry Jenny J. Yang has developed a new class of protein-based MRI contrast agents that detect ...
Sep 9, 2026
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Odds of imaging order higher when clinicians self-interpret
Providers who self-interpret imaging are significantly more likely to order outpatient imaging, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
Sep 9, 2026
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Virtual reality can help ease anxiety, claustrophobia during cardiac imaging
Patients who experience anxiety or claustrophobia can have difficulty completing important cardiac imaging, including positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) scans.
Sep 8, 2026
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Two imaging techniques equally as effective to guide complex stenting
Optical coherence tomography was noninferior to intravascular ultrasound to guide stenting in patients with left main coronary artery disease, according to results presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2026.
Sep 5, 2026
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AI may help identify breast cancers missed by mammograms, but clinical benefit remains uncertain
Artificial intelligence may help radiologists identify subtle signs of breast cancers that are missed during routine mammograms, and some AI systems may even identify patterns associated with an increased risk of cancer before ...
Sep 4, 2026
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