December 23, 2016 — According to new research from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, state tort reform has been associated with a decrease in physician ordering of radiographs. The study, published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR), examines the extent to which radiography use is influenced by malpractice liability pressure among office-based physicians.

Never mind the story of Moses parting the Red Sea. How exactly do plants split water?

A University of Rochester Medical Center study shows that when tumors are treated with radiotherapy, the benefits can be hijacked by the treatment's counteraction to trigger inflammation and dampen the body's immune response.

Insightec Ltd. announced that the Exablate Prostate system received CE Mark for treating locally-confined prostate cancer with MR-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS).

MRI brain

If you're thinking about taking up running as your New Year's resolution and still need some convincing, consider this: MRI scans reveal that endurance runners' brains have greater functional connectivity than the brains of more sedentary individuals.

Cancer Targeted Technology (CTT), a privately-held Seattle-based biotechnology firm focusing on cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, announced that the National Cancer Institute exercised the $2M Phase II option of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I/II fast-track $2.3M contract to develop a new agent to treat metastatic prostate cancer. The contract develops a promising unique radiotherapeutic drug, CTT1403, that targets Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA). 

Colegio Brasileiro de Radiologia (CBR)

European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR)

Association of Educators in Imaging and Radiological Sciences (AEIRS)

Jornada Paulista de Radiologia (JPR)

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