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.”