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 ...

A scan that makes prostate cancer cells “glow” could halve the number of men needing invasive biopsies, research suggests.

Patterns of persistent risk often emerge in these allegations. One common theme is test selection: A surprising number of medical malpractice lawsuits stem from improper requests for imaging.

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 ...

Recent trends of attempting to self-diagnose a medical condition based on online searches and without a professional medical expert can be harmful. Advances in technology have changed how and what ...

Heart imaging tests provide a picture of the heart, blood vessels, and surrounding tissue to help diagnose and monitor conditions that affect this organ. A doctor can use the images from these tests ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A new study provides a glimpse of the shift over the past decade in the number of requests for nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) tests to determine areas of the heart with ...

If you think you may have deep vein thrombosis (DVT), the best thing you can do is call your doctor as soon as possible. There are several ways that they can figure out if you have this potentially ...

Uterine cancer starts in the uterus. Doctors can order several tests, including blood and imaging tests, to diagnose and monitor the progression of this cancer. Cancer can form in two parts of the ...

A study published in Archives of Internal Medicine found that imaging tests helped physicians make a diagnosis in only one in three cases, according to a Reuters report. The researchers studied ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Health care utilization was higher for women with vs. without chronic pelvic pain. Women with vs. without ...

In recent years direct ownership of physician practices by hospitals and health systems (that is, vertical integration) has become a prominent feature of the US health care system. One unexplored ...