Low-dose MR renography may offer a noninvasive means to differentiate between acute kidney rejection and acute tubular necrosis after kidney transplantation, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital has selected GE Healthcares tri-modality imaging solutionPET/CT + MR.

MRI may be used to evaluate responses to neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy to predict survival among patients with advanced rectal cancer, according to a study published in the September issue of Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Royal Philips Electronics has released IntelliVue MX40, a new wearable monitor for ambulatory patients and those in transit. 

A retrospective examination of 5,201 high-risk patients undergoing annual screening CT studies for five years found unsuspected extrapulmonary malignancies in 0.5 percent of the cohort, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in Radiology.

Older patients admitted to the hospital are at a higher risk for discontinuing medications prescribed for chronic diseases after discharge compared to patients who were not hospitalized, according to a study published in the Aug. 24/31 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Patients admitted to the ICU may be even worse off due to multiple transitions of care.

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is seeking to clarify the Joint Commission's Sentinel Event Alert, related to radiation-based imaging.

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey denied the application of MeridianEMR for a preliminary injunction to bar Intuitive Medical Software (IMS), the developer and marketer of UroChartEHR, from using, disclosing, conveying, trading on or disposing of [Meridians] proprietary or confidential information and trade secrets. The N.J. court denied Meridian's application, finding that IMS posed no threat of irreparable harm to Meridian.