Three dimensional MRI using a 3 Tesla system appears to be reliable and more accurate than transesophageal echocardiography for revealing aortic high-risk plaques in acute stroke patients, German researchers report in the May issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, & Psychiatry. Reuters Health Information
Prenatal prediction of neonatal prognosis is hard. Could sonographic fetal lung volume-body weight ratio predict neonatal death and pulmonary hypoplasia in isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia? American Journal of Roentgenology
Acute onset of left-upper-quadrant abdominal pain radiating to the back and chest of a 45-year-old man is presented. Which imaging modality reveals a diagnosis of ruptured intracystic pseudoaneurysm? Applied Radiology
Read a commentary regarding a study that looked at use of computer-aided detection and a single versus double radiologist interpretation of screening mammography for improved breast cancer diagnosis. American Journal of Roentgenology
Patients with simple congenital heart disease are rapidly becoming a large population with a variety of clinical problems, and diagnosis is often accidental. What are the advances in this field? Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy
The results of a new study suggest that in patients with no history of cancer, adrenal masses detected on CT performed for other reasons are invariably benign and, therefore, require no follow-up. Reuters Health Information
