Consumers’ familiarity with a medical imaging test is directly correlated with the likelihood they will agree to the test when recommended by a physician, according to a Siemens Healthcare news ...

Radiology plays an important role in the diagnosis and evaluation of osteochondritis dissecans. Common radiology tests doctors may use include fluoroscopy, MRI, CT scans, and X-rays. Osteochondritis ...

Radiology tests can help doctors stage laryngeal cancer, determine treatment, and monitor progress. Radiology uses imaging tests to help diagnose and treat diseases. They help stage laryngeal cancer ...

Radiologists are doctors who look over and interpret pictures of the inside of your body to help diagnose and treat illnesses. These images of the inside of your body are taken by technicians using ...

Nearly nine in 10 women with early breast cancer have imaging exams to see if the cancer has spread, despite official recommendations against such tests, a new study suggests. The American Society of ...

A study conducted at NYU Langone Medical Center finds that unnecessary radiation in cardiac stress tests costs $500 million a year and causes nearly 500 cases of cancer. Greater use of ultrasound or ...

"Following standard angiography, microvascular angina was commonly misdiagnosed as noncardiac chest pain," he added.

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, ...

Self-employed urologists are more likely to order x-rays, ultrasounds and diagnostic imaging tests than employed urologists on salary, according to a study by researchers at the University of Michigan ...

WASHINGTON — It’s a daily occurrence in the radiology department at Georgetown University Hospital, says Susan Ascher, director of abdominal imaging: An obese patient with belly pain on the lower ...

The fact that nine out of 10 emergency physicians admit to ordering medically unnecessary tests indicates that existing protocols and safeguards to prevent overuse clearly aren't working, survey ...

April 18, 2011 (Dover, Delaware) — The state of Delaware’s insurance commissioner is demanding that Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Delaware (BSBCD) make some major changes to its "imaging preauthorization ...