Radiology in public focus
Press releases were sent to the medical news media for the following articles appearing in recent issues of RSNA Journals.
Media Outreach Elevates Radiology's Impact
Through strategic media outreach, RSNA helps bring wider public attention to radiology research and innovation, amplifying the specialty’s role in advancing healthcare. In May, 1,795 RSNA-related news stories were tracked in the media. These stories had over 1.1 billion audience impressions.
May coverage included Prevention, Men’s Journal, Orlando Sentinel, Jerusalem Post, Axios, MSN, Healio, Yahoo! News, Benzinga, Verywell Health, The Brighter Side of News, Medical News Today, Medscape, Sci-Tech Daily, Cardiovascular Business and Radiology Business.
First Diagnostic X-Rays in Space: New Era for Astronaut Health
A group of researchers led by Sheyna Gifford, MD, assistant professor of aerospace medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, partnered with commercial company SpaceX to test a commercial portable radiography system on Fram2, a 3.5-day polar orbital flight.
Crew members obtained anatomic and equipment X-rays both before and during the flight. All images were evaluated by independent radiologists, who found no differences in the overall image quality, contrast resolution or spatial resolution between the preflight and inflight X-rays.
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Nonsurgical Procedure Provides Lasting Relief for Knee Pain
Genicular artery embolization (GAE) is a minimally invasive treatment for knee osteoarthritis, targeting abnormal blood vessels with resorbable gelatin-based microspheres.
Florian Nima Fleckenstein, MD, of Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and team studied 194 patients whose knee pain persisted despite at least three months of conservative treatment. At 12-months post GAE, patients reported significant improvements across all Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score domains, demonstrating durable clinical benefits.
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Moderate Air Pollution Exposure May Cause Heart Damage
Fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide, common urban air pollutants, can penetrate deep into the lungs and bloodstream. In one of the largest studies of its kind, senior author
Kate Hanneman, MD, MPH, of the University of Toronto and colleagues analyzed data from 11,128 adults who underwent cardiac CT between 2012 and 2023. The researchers found that long-term exposure to air pollution, even at levels near or below regulatory standards, was associated with early signs of coronary artery disease before symptoms developed.
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Prostate and Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Increasing age and family history are among the strongest risk factors for prostate and ovarian cancers. Early detection can improve outcomes in both diseases.
Encourage your patients to visit RadiologyInfo.org, the public information website produced by RSNA, the American College of Radiology and the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, for trusted, easy-to-read patient information about symptoms and risk factors associated with both cancers.
The website also features resources on screening options, including prostate MRI and biopsy, as well as pelvic US, pelvic MRI and blood tests used to evaluate and diagnose ovarian cancer.