New recommendations from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) have established appropriate use of diagnostic imaging for patients with chest pain, one of the most common reasons for emergency department visits.

Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have found the method they developed to image the prostate appears to be much better at detecting prostate cancer than any other test — radiographical, biopsy or blood — in use today.

SyntheticMR and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have signed a research agreement to study SyMRI to characterize brain tumors.

Patients enrolled in high-deductible health insurance plans have lower rates of use and lower costs for imaging tests, suggests a study in the February issue of Medical Care.

A lengthy review of increasing medical evidence shows that cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation often damage heart vessels and tissues, increasing the risk of later heart disease in cancer survivors. Now an interventional cardiologist from Detroit Medical Center (DMC) who is a co-author of the study is helping efforts to expand a new medical specialty known as “cardioncology.”

RamSoft announced in December its ISO 13485:2003 certification, a quality standard that certifies compliance to the Canadian Medical Devices Conformity Assessment System (CMDCAS), the FDA’s Quality System Requirements, and the European Union Medical Device Directive.

The Department of Medical Physics at Vejle Hospital in Denmark has purchased RaySearch Laboratories’ RayStation to increase its radiation therapy treatment planning efficiency and exploit new functionalities, such as scripting and multi-criteria optimization (MCO).