''The use of chest computed tomography (CT) in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic raises concern regarding the transmission risks to patients and staff caused by CT room contamination. Meanwhile the Center for Disease Control guidance for air exchange in ...'

''As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection spreads globally, the demand for chest imaging will inevitably rise with an accompanying increase in risk of disease transmission to frontline radiology staff. Radiology departments should implement strict ...'

''In a direct comparison, FDG-PET proved superior to MRI with arterial spin labelling (ASL) for diagnosing and differentiating various forms of dementia; however, there remains a need for the latter modality, according to a Belgian study published in the ...'

''Three recent announcements will help secure future supplies of vital medical radioisotopes. Westinghouse Electric Company and Nordion (Canada) Inc are to work together on technology to produce cobalt-60 in pressurised water reactors (PWRs); Framatome and ...'

''The risk of administering modern intravenous iodinated contrast media in patients with reduced kidney function has been overstated, according to new consensus statements from the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the National Kidney Foundation ...'

''With the ink still drying on its purchase of Hitachi's imaging line, Fujifilm is now exploring the acquisition of Paris-based Curium, which produces radioactive tracers used in nuclear medicine. The Tokyo-based camera giant is competing with two ...'

'' To compare the MEDRAD Stellant and MEDRAD Stellant FLEX computed tomography contrast media injection systems in terms of radiologic technologists' ability to visually identify air in the syringes at various distances and under different lighting ...'

''CurveBeam introduced the next level of weight-bearing computed tomography (CT) imaging, which will have the unique capability of scanning the hip and pelvis in weight bearing position, at RSNA 2019. With the HiRise, musculoskeletal radiologists and ...'

''In spite of calls from health professionals to reduce the overuse of medical imaging -- and lower the health risks it carries -- the number of computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans is still on the rise in the United States, a new ...'

''The largest organization representing U.S. breast surgeons is issuing new screening guidelines, advising women at average risk to begin annual mammograms at age 40. Those guidelines differ from advisories from the influential U.S. Preventive Services ...'