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Meet the Minnies 2026 finalists

Who made it to the final round of the 2026 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com's annual event recognizing excellence in radiology? See who our expert panelists selected as the final candidates.

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SIIM-CAIMI: Tech just one driver of AI's future in radiology

Ultrasound MinnieCast, Episode 19: The science behind phantoms

Anatomical illustration of knee pain showing muscle and bone structure with red and blue overlay indicating inflammation and blood flow

MRI model reveals how 3D knee shape influences ACL loading

October 30, 2026

Free Webinar: Agentic AI in Radiology

Free Webinar: Agentic AI in Radiology

October 29, 2026

PET-CT scan composite showing axial cross-sections of pelvis with radioactive tracer uptake and anatomical structures

Fluciclovine PET detects disease in half of PSMA-negative patients

October 29, 2026

Bar chart showing total clinician NIH funding by university from FY2012 to 2025, with Stanford University leading at $181.9M

5 institutions command 38% of NIH radiology research funding

October 29, 2026

Podcast: Hospital accreditation isn’t a safety net for MRI

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FREE webinar: find your imaging capacity

FREE webinar: find your imaging capacity

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31-year-old woman with new-onset seizures revisited

A 31-year-old woman with a complex medical history and two new-onset seizures.

31-year-old woman with new-onset seizures revisited

39-year-old man with back pain revisited

Anatomical illustration of knee pain showing muscle and bone structure with red and blue overlay indicating inflammation and blood flow

MRI model reveals how 3D knee shape influences ACL loading

Gaps identified in surveillance of incidental lung nodules

Ultrasound MinnieCast, Episode 19: The science behind phantoms

Fluciclovine PET detects disease in half of PSMA-negative patients

5 institutions command 38% of NIH radiology research funding

SIIM-CAIMI: Tech just one driver of AI's future in radiology

SIIM-CAIMI program chairs talk medical imaging AI's evolution

SIIM-CAIMI: AI triaging for ICH leads to faster turnaround times

SIIM-CAIMI: Apollo LLM framework shows promise in patient monitoring

SIIM-CAIMI: LLM pipeline tracks critical results in pediatric patients

X-ray scan of pelvis with red highlighted prostate area indicating medical diagnosis or examination

Profound Medical, Cook Medical ink distribution deal

IRadimed posts revenue gains in Q3

Median's revenue climbs as eyonis rollout raises costs

Meritus Health goes live with Sectra One Cloud

HOPPR releases whole-body MSK x-ray report drafting model

Female healthcare worker in blue scrubs smiling with arms crossed, standing with medical team colleagues in background

PA enacts licensure law for imaging, radiation therapy professionals

Imaging technologist societies are lauding the signing of a bill that requires imaging professionals to obtain licensure.

SIIM-CAIMI program chairs talk medical imaging AI's evolution

Leonard Green acquires imaging equipment service firm Radon

More Practice Management

Heartflow sues Elucid over cardiac CT patents, trade secrets

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Heartflow alleges that Elucid hired 11 of its employees who had knowledge of Heartflow’s product design.

October 26, 2026

Two professionals reviewing legal documents at a desk with a gavel during a business consultation

Coreline Soft secures FDA clearance for aortic CT software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The software automatically segments the aorta from chest CT images.

October 26, 2026

UAMS launches lung cancer screening fleet

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Each coach is equipped with a Philips Incisive CT 5100 scanner.

October 26, 2026

UAMS lung screening mobile unit parked at outdoor venue with Ferris wheel visible in background

USC awarded $3.2M for brain MRI study

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The international MRI study will investigate how eight common psychiatric disorders affect brain function.

October 26, 2026

Sagittal MRI brain scan showing anatomical structures including ventricles and neural tissue

SIIM-CAIMI: Apollo LLM framework shows promise in patient monitoring

By Amerigo Allegretto

Faisal Mahmood, PhD, shared updates from his team's work developing the Apollo LLM framework.

October 26, 2026

Medical researcher presenting computational pathology findings at SIIM CAIRM26 conference with tissue analysis visualization

SIIM-CAIMI: LLM pipeline tracks critical results in pediatric patients

By Amerigo Allegretto

An in-house LLM approach achieved near-perfect sensitivity for detecting critical results in child patients.

October 26, 2026

Woman presenting at SIM CAIM26 conference podium with blue program schedule displayed on projection screen

AdvanCell reports data on Pb-212 PSMA therapy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Eighty percent of patients had a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) decline of at least 50%, according to the company.

October 26, 2026

Medical illustration of prostate gland surrounded by red cancer cells on blue background

DBT performance improves with patient age

By Amerigo Allegretto

DBT led to higher cancer detection rates and lower abnormal interpretation rates in older women in a study over 93,000 women.

October 23, 2026

Mammography and ultrasound imaging showing breast tissue with clinical findings marked by arrows

AI fails to compensate for night-shift fatigue among residents

Evidence that AI can offset fatigue-related performance loss remains limited.

October 23, 2026

Radiologist comparing chest X-ray analysis with and without AI assistance using medical imaging software

Trainee-led informed consent talks with patients often insufficient

By Amerigo Allegretto

Results from a study suggest that more attention to the consent process in radiology training may be needed.

October 23, 2026

Older man with glasses speaking with younger male healthcare professional in white coat during medical consultation

Prenuvo MRI study ties sleep efficiency to brain, metabolic health

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The study also found that sleeping longer than eight hours is tied to smaller hippocampal volume.

October 23, 2026

Coronal MRI scan of human brain showing cerebral hemispheres and brainstem structures in blue-toned medical imaging

High CAC scores nearly doubles 30-year mortality in young adults

Among 12,847 participants, 1,703 (13.3%) had CAC scores above the 90th percentile.

October 23, 2026

Glowing anatomical illustration of human heart with blood vessels on blue background