Background Biomarkers are biological indicators of disease or therapeutic effects that can be measured by in vivo biomedical/molecular imaging, as well as other in vitro or laboratory methods. Rec...

Rationale and Objectives This study evaluates utilization trends of emergency department (ED)-ordered magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations in an adult academic medical center over a 5-yea...

Digital mammography separates the processes of image acquisition, processing, and display, which allows for the optimization of each process. The result addresses some of the limitations of screen ...

Rationale and Objectives Although myocardial perfusion positron emission tomography (PET), using either cyclotron-produced ammonia or generator-produced rubidium 82, has reported excellent diagnos...

Rationale and Objectives The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice computed tomographic coronary angiography (CTCA) in groups of patients with low, intermediate, and...

Rationale and Objectives The diagnostic mammography suite is a microcosm of challenging physician–patient communication in radiology. Little has been written about communication practices in the d...

Rationale and Objectives Breast MRI is an important new tool in the imaging armamentarium for the detection and characterization of breast carcinoma. Understanding the evidence-supported benefits ...

The following abstracts of diagnostic radiology research and training grants funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) were awarded to principal investigators (PIs) whose primary appointmen...

A few months ago, I read (in a printed magazine) about the intent of Amazon, the book seller, to offer electronic versions of many of the books they sell. As a reader of books and a writer of books...

Much of the medical imaging community now uses the Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM) format, developed by the American College of Radiology and the National Electrical Manufactu...