New Scoring Tool for Radiomics Research Endorsed by EuSoMII
2024 13 Mar
Radiomics, a technique for extracting quantitative features from medical images, aims to build predictive models for clinical decision-making. However, a gap between research and practice exists due to poor methodology, hindering reproducibility. Researchers set out in a new study to develop a new quality scoring tool, METhodological RadiomICs...Read more
The Need for Reproducible Scoring Systems to Enhance Radiomics Research Quality
2023 09 Oct
The aim of this recent study was to assess both the intra- and inter-rater reliability of the total radiomics quality score (RQS) and to examine the reproducibility of individual RQS items’ score in a comprehensive multi-reader investigation. Nine raters with diverse backgrounds were randomly assigned to three groups, each group reflecting...Read more
Researchers Attempt Robotic Heart Surgery Inside MRI
2022 06 Nov
A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University rec eived a four-year $3.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to support them in performing a robotic heart catheterization while the patient is inside an MRI machine. It is estimated that between three to six million Americans suffer from atrial fibrillation (AFib), known to...Read more
Researchers Awarded Funding to Develop Affordable 3D Ultrasound Imaging Device
2022 06 Nov
A team of researchers at the Beckman Institute received a four-year $2M award in funding from the National Institutes of Health to create a device that could make high-quality medical imaging more accessible in diverse communities. Professor Pengfei Song,researcher at the Beckman Institute, reinforces the importance of ensuring that ultrasounds...Read more
Researchers Probe Reliability of CT in COVID-19 Diagnosis
2020 28 Apr
Amidst the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, radiologists are racing to figure out how medical imaging can be of help in screening or speeding up diagnosis of people with infection. While some recent studies suggested the use of computed tomography (CT) for COVID-19 diagnosis, an article in The Lancet urges caution and encourages using existing...Read more
More women in radiology research: need for diversity and inclusion
2019 23 Jan
In a new study that examines the potential challenges and obstacles to female radiologists conducting research and publication of work, the American Association for Women Radiologists propose strategies to overcome these challenges. In the report published in Academic Radiology , researchers say that initiatives targeting the identified challenges...Read more
RRA: encouraging innovative research in radiology
2018 17 Oct
The Radiology Research Alliance (RRA) works to encourage multidisciplinary research in radiology and the radiological sciences by helping departments establish and improve their research programmes. Each year, the RRA creates a handful of task forces to help radiologists understand new trends in radiology research. To stimulate innovative...Read more
Pros and cons of data sharing in radiological research
2018 29 Aug
Data sharing is still not very common in the field of clinical research compared to other fields such as genetics, astronomy or physics. However, data sharing could be useful keeping in mind the patient-centred nature of medical research as well as the expectation that clinical data could provide benefit to all stakeholders. The process of...Read more
HEAL: Neiman Institute-Georgia Tech's new research partnership
2018 22 Aug
Improving population health and cost-effectiveness in healthcare are among the challenges that a new $3 million research initiative seeks to address. The new five-year research partnership between the American College of Radiology’s Neiman Institute and the Georgia Institute of Technology will establish the Health Economics and Analytics Lab (HEAL)...Read more
Need to improve gender reporting in radiology human subjects research
2018 11 Jul
A new analysis shows that gender is a poorly controlled, and frequently neglected, variable in human subjects research published in the most cited general radiology journals. In an emerging era of personalised medicine, initiatives to ensure transparent reporting of gender-specific results may help catalyse otherwise overlooked discoveries to...Read more
Researchers Use New Technique To Make Brain Scans Better
2017 04 Jul
A team of researchers at MIT worked with doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital and other institutions to devise a way to boost the quality of brain scans so that they can be used for large-scale studies of how strokes affect different people and how these people respond to treatment. The paper was presented at the Information Processing in Medical...Read more
Improving Research in Forensic Radiology and Imaging
2017 14 Mar
Forensic radiology and imaging is a relatively new field within the realm of forensic science and medicine. It's important to establish a rigorous base of scientific evidence that will make forensic radiology a reliable, precise, and valuable source of information in medicolegal death investigations, according to a paper published in Journal of Forensic...Read more
RSNA16: Researchers Generate 3-D Virtual Reality Fetal Models
2016 21 Nov
New research to be presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RNSA) reveals that parents may be able to watch their unborn babies grow in realistic 3-D immersive visualisations using technology that transforms MRI and ultrasound data into a 3-D virtual reality model of a fetus. See Also : Mapping the Fetal Brain:...Read more
UAB Researchers To Probe Prostate With 3D US ‘Biobot’
2016 15 Jun
Researchers in the United States are conducting tests using an image-guided biopsy robot (biobot) system to diagnose and support treatment of prostate cancer, just as about a thousand patients in Asia and Europe have already benefited from the tool that offers precise localisation. The University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of two beta...Read more
EU Data Protection Regulation ‘Crucial’ For Future Cancer Research
2016 17 Apr
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) has welcomed the European Parliament’s adoption of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, a uniform set of rules governing how personal data can be used in today’s digital age, which it describes as being “crucial” for the future of cancer research. The new regulation will aim to harmonise...Read more
2015 RSNA Outstanding Educator and Researcher Awards Go To…
2015 29 Nov
The Annual Meeting’s opening session this morning included an awards presentation by RSNA President Ronald L. Arenson . The laureates were honoured for their outstanding contributions in the field of education and research. The Outstanding Educator Award was presented to the thoracic radiologist Kay H. Vydareny , MD, in recognition for her extraordinary...Read more
RSNA 2014: NIH Director: Imaging Research Offers Great Opportunities
2014 30 Nov
Director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, today addressed RSNA meeting delegates about opportunities in biomedical research for imaging researchers. He noted that what is happening in imaging is “up there in the list of the most exciting opportunities in biomedical research - the excitement is palpable.”...Read more
Brain Centre Upgrades MR System to Benefit Research
2014 14 Nov
Aston Brain Centre improves spine image quality and consolidates musculoskeletal leadership with enhanced MR system Aston Brain Centre at Aston University in Birmingham has upgraded its MAGNETOM® Trio MR system from Siemens Healthcare to the advanced capabilities of the MAGNETOM Trio Tim 3T in order to offer improved image quality for the benefit...Read more
UU Hospital / Elekta Research: Integrating MRI, PET in Cancer Radiation Therapy
2014 10 Jul
Uppsala University Hospital (UUH) and Elekta today announced that they have signed an agreement to jointly work at the forefront of imaging in cancer care research. With this research agreement, Uppsala University Hospital and Elekta seek to contribute to the field of personalised care by using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission...Read more
Breast Density: New Software Developed by Spanish Researchers
2014 14 May
New software developed in Spain will help physicians assess breast cancer risk by quantifying breast density, a known risk factor for the disease. Researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València, in collaboration with the Instituto de Salud Carlos III and the Foundation for the Health and Biomedical Research of the Comunitat Valenciana...Read more
ECR 2014: Cardiac Imaging Research: The Radiology Perspective
2014 09 Mar
The outlook for research in cardiac imaging was the theme of the Josef Lissner Honorary Lecture at ECR 2014, given by Albert de Roos, Professor of Radiology at Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. de Roos suggested that the motivation to go into research is controversial these days. However, personal interest should be the primary...Read more
Carestream’s Research Initiatives Yielded 64 New US Patents in 2013
2014 17 Jan
Company Developing New Technology for Medical and Dental Imaging, Healthcare IT Applications Carestream Health was awarded 64 patents from the US Patent and Trademark Office in 2013 for innovations in radiology imaging, healthcare IT, dental imaging and other areas, reflecting another successful year in developing advanced technology across its global...Read more
RSNA 2013: CT and 3-D Printers Used by Researchers to Recreate Dinosaur Fossils
2013 20 Nov
Data from computed tomography (CT) scans can be used with three-dimensional (3-D) printers to make accurate copies of fossilized bones, according to new research published online in the journal Radiology. Fossils are often stored in plaster casts, or jackets, to protect them from damage. Getting information about a fossil typically requires...Read more
Research Finds Amended Brain Connections in Epilepsy Patients
2013 19 Nov
A new study, available online in the journal ‘Radiology’, published its findings on the latest research on epilepsy, since the most frequent type of this condition causes abnormal, widespread connections in patients’ brains which could provide indicators towards detection and treatment. Seizures emanating from the temporal lobes, situated right...Read more
Focused Ultrasound Foundation Establishes Pioneering Research Initiative in London
2013 06 Sep
The Focused Ultrasound Foundation and Royal Philips have entered into an innovative public-private collaboration with The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. The partnership will create a focal point for ultrasound therapy research at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and The Royal Marsden in London...Read more
Edinburgh Exhibition to Display Medical Images Alongside Leonardo Da Vinci's Anatomical Research
2013 29 Jul
An exhibition that sheds new light on Leonardo da Vinci’s anatomical work opens on 2 August 2013 at The Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland. Long renowned as one of the finest artists of the Renaissance, Leonardo was also one of the greatest anatomists the world has ever seen. Almost 500 years after his death, "Leonardo...Read more
Promising New Imaging Technique For MS Research
2013 01 Jul
Researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada have developed a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that detects signs of multiple sclerosis in finer detail than ever before – providing a more powerful tool for evaluating new treatments.The results are available as an online first publication in Neurology. The technique...Read more
Researchers Devise X-ray Approach to Track Surgical Devices
2013 07 May
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) have developed a computer program to help surgeons use X-rays to track devices used in minimally invasive surgical procedures, which also limits the patient’s exposure to radiation from the X-rays. The new tool is a computer program that allows...Read more
Better than X-rays: New Terahertz Research
2013 29 Apr
Low-energy terahertz radiation may potentially allow doctors to see deep into tissues without the damaging effects of X-rays. However, it has proved difficult for engineers to make powerful enough systems to accomplish these promising applications. Now an electrical engineering research team at the University of Michigan has developed a laser-powered...Read more
Radiation Exposure from CT Scans - More Research Needed
2012 05 Dec
Amid concerns about overexposure to radiation from CT scans, a panel of experts has recommended more research on the health effects of medical imaging and ways to reduce unnecessary CT tests, as well as industry standardisation of CT machines. The recommendations, published in the November 2012 issue of Radiology, were developed at the Radiation...Read more
