RadiologyInfo.org News and Updates http://www.radiologyinfo.org News and updates from RadiologyInfo.org Fri, 24 Jan 2020 07:42:38 CST en-us Brachytherapy Proves Effective in Treating Skin Cancer http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/news/target.cfm?ID=796 The use of high-dose-rate brachytherapy to treat elderly patients with common skin cancers offers excellent cure rates and cosmetic outcomes http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/news/target.cfm?ID=796 Fri, 10 Jan 2020 13:11:45 CST Focused Ultrasound May Open Door to Alzheimer's Treatment http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/news/target.cfm?ID=795 Focused ultrasound is a safe and effective way to target and open areas of the blood-brain barrier, potentially allowing for new treatment approaches to Alzheimer's disease http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/news/target.cfm?ID=795 Fri, 10 Jan 2020 13:00:24 CST Novel MRI-Guided Ultrasound Treatment Destroys Prostate Cancer http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/news/target.cfm?ID=794 A novel MRI-guided procedure that uses therapeutic ultrasound effectively treats prostate cancer with minimal side effects http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/news/target.cfm?ID=794 Mon, 06 Jan 2020 07:51:47 CST Minimally Invasive Procedure Relieves Tremors in Parkinson's Patients http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/news/target.cfm?ID=793 A procedure that applies pulses of focused ultrasound to the brain is safe and effective for reducing tremors and improving quality of life in people with essential tremor (ET) or Parkinson's disease (PD) tremor http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/news/target.cfm?ID=793 Mon, 06 Jan 2020 07:45:27 CST MRI Reveals Brain Damage in Obese Teens http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/news/target.cfm?ID=792 Researchers using MRI have found signs of damage that may be related to inflammation in the brains of obese adolescents http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/news/target.cfm?ID=792 Thu, 19 Dec 2019 07:54:37 CST AI Improves Breast Cancer Risk Prediction http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/news/target.cfm?ID=791 A sophisticated type of artificial intelligence (AI) can outperform existing models at predicting which women are at future risk of breast cancer http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/news/target.cfm?ID=791 Thu, 19 Dec 2019 07:49:59 CST Artificial Intelligence Boosts MRI Detection of ADHD http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/news/target.cfm?ID=790 Deep learning, a type of artificial intelligence, can boost the power of MRI in predicting ADHD http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/news/target.cfm?ID=790 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:03:12 CST