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ECR: Cardiac imaging is at the 'heart' of precision medicine

The heart beats 2.5 billion times in a person's lifetime and "never has a day off," presenter Michelle Williams, PhD, noted.

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ECR: LLMs help patients understand breast imaging reports

Images show the pectoralis muscles of a healthy male individual who never smoked (age, 66 years; height, 178 cm; body mass index [BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared], 28.4; number of cigarette pack-years, 0; forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1], 97.6% predicted; FEV1: forced vital capacity [FVC] ratio, 0.71; pectoralis muscle area [PMA], 59.4 cm2; pectoralis muscle volume [PMV], 764 cm3) and a male individual with a smoking history and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) (age, 66 years; height, 178 cm; BMI, 27.5; number of cigarette pack-years, 43.2, FEV1, 48% predicted; FEV1:FVC, 0.56; PMA, 35 cm2; PMV, 480.8 cm3) from the Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease (i.e., CanCOLD) study. The CT image is shown in the axial plane. The PMV is automatically extracted using the developed deep learning model and overlayed onto the lungs for visual clarity.

DL segmentation of chest muscle volume shows promise for COPD patients

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HPI: Workforce attrition higher in radiology subspecialties

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ECR: 'Black swan events' demand informed imaging infrastructure

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ECR: Cardiac imaging is at the 'heart' of precision medicine

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ECR: 'Black swan events' demand informed imaging infrastructure

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ECR: Radiologists discuss evidence for, societal impact of radiology AI

Local or regional clinical AI test beds may emerge in U.S.

LLM use rising for editing radiology research abstracts

AI support leads to more cancers found on DBT

AI accurately flags follow-up imaging recommendations

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SIR updates practice guidelines for chronic pelvic pain in women

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ARRS bestows 2026 Distinguished Educator Award

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SIR updates practice guidelines for chronic pelvic pain in women

Up to one-third of women with chronic pelvic pain may have a venous etiology.

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GE HealthCare launches new ultrasound systems

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The new Logiq ultrasound systems feature AI-powered automation tools and enhanced liver assessment capabilities.

February 25, 2026

XiFin names new CTO to advance AI strategy

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XiFin has named Sanjay Kumar as its new chief technology officer (CTO).

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Quantum Surgical acquires NeuWave Medical

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Quantum Surgical has acquired NeuWave Medical to form Precision IO Group, with the aim of expanding access to percutaneous tumor ablations.

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SNMMI: PET and MRI detect emerging form of dementia

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The condition is often mistaken for Alzheimer’s, as it can only be definitively distinguished through postmortem neuropathology.

February 25, 2026

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Podcast: The value of a political action committee, with Ted Burnes

By Saurabh Jha, MD

What is a radiology lobbyist's biggest challenge?

February 25, 2026

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JAMA study shows wide global variation in cardiac imaging radiation dose

By Kate Madden Yee

"Radiation doses varied significantly between imaging tests and among patients receiving the same tests," researchers reported.

February 25, 2026

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Millennial rads -- and a Gen Zer -- weigh in: What's an 'Aunt Minnie'?

By Kate Madden Yee

What do younger radiologists and residents make of the phrase?

February 25, 2026

ABK Biomedical completes enrollment in IDE study

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The investigational device exemption (IDE) study will assess ABK Biomedical's Eye90 microspheres for hepatocellular carcinoma treatment.

February 24, 2026

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How much solid waste do neurointerventions generate?

Researchers quantified waste generation in their neurointerventional angiography suite over 90 days.

February 24, 2026

FDA expands Vueway approval to neonates and infants

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. FDA has expanded the approved use of Bracco's Vueway MRI contrast agent to neonates and infants.

February 24, 2026

Podcast: 3 points of crisis communication following fatal MRI accident

Story "so extraordinary," mistakes seemed to feed one another as the coverage spread and spread.

February 24, 2026

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Brainomix raises series C financing to $25.4M

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Brainomix has raised $6.5 million to extend its series C financing to $25.4 million, earmarked for U.S. and EU expansion and product development.

February 24, 2026

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