radiology

Dr. Scott Atlas is President Trump's new coronavirus adviser. His ideas are sometimes at odds with those of public health professionals.

President Trump's New COVID-19 Adviser Is Making Public Health Experts Nervous

1:32pm September 04, 2020

Dr. Scott Atlas is a radiologist from Stanford with some unorthodox ideas about managing the pandemic. The White House says his thinking is just what's needed, but scientists aren't so sure.

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"The optimist in me says in three years we can train this tool to read mammograms as well as an average radiologist," says Connie Lehman, chief of breast imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Health & Safety

Training A Computer To Read Mammograms As Well As A Doctor

8:11am April 01, 2019

by Richard Harris

Artificial intelligence is now being brought to bear on mammograms and could improve the accuracy of diagnoses. But previous computerized technology to do that didn't live up to the hype.

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Contrast agent, a drug that enhances CT scans, is sometimes skipped because of concerns about side effects.

Health & Safety

Are The Risks Of Drugs That Enhance Imaging Tests Overblown?

12:10pm March 23, 2019

by Clayton Dalton

A contrast agent doesn't make you feel better or treat what's ailing you. But by making CT scans clearer, contrast might be crucial in helping your doctor make the right diagnosis.

A team at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore is developing a tumor-detecting algorithm for detecting pancreatic cancer. But first, they have to train computers to distinguish between organs.

For Some Hard-To-Find Tumors, Doctors See Promise In Artificial Intelligence

7:26pm May 30, 2018

by Richard Harris

Scientists are training computers to read CT scans in the hopes that they can catch pancreatic cancer early.

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Dr. Eduardo Ibarra checks the blood pressure of Carmen Garcia Lavoy in the Toa Baja area of Puerto Rico. He's been making house calls in the area with nurse Erika Rodriguez.

Lingering Power Outage In Puerto Rico Strains Health Care System

7:35pm October 30, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

The Puerto Rican government has prioritized getting power back to hospitals. Many clinics and doctors' offices, like other small businesses on the island, still don't have electricity.

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Breasts deemed "dense" in a mammogram tend to have less fatty tissue and more connective tissue, breast ducts and glands, doctors say. About 40 percent of women between the ages of 40 and 74 have dense breasts.

Got Dense Breasts? That Can Depend On Who Is Reading The Mammogram

6:28pm July 18, 2016

by Katherine Hobson

A big study suggests that radiologists vary widely in their assessment of density, a risk factor for breast cancer. And density is just one component of breast cancer risk, the researchers underscore.

Radiation therapy is effective in treating breast cancer but typically requires dozens of visits over five to seven weeks. A newer protocol takes just three weeks.

Doctors Lag In Adopting Cheaper, Faster Radiation For Breast Cancer

8:54pm December 10, 2014

by Nancy Shute

Three weeks of radiation works just as well as six weeks for most women with early stage breast cancer. But doctors have been slow to make that switch. Money may be one big reason why, a study says.

What If Sharing Your MRI Was As Simple As Pinterest?

9:06am December 08, 2014

by Nancy Shute

Why is it that you can share photos so easily online but you can't get a doctor to upload your MRI? An experiment to let patients see and share their scans gets rave reviews from early adopters.