Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Could ChatGPT pass the U.K.'s radiology fellowship exam? A research team from Birmingham, England, says it's possible, according to our top story of the week, finding that ChatGPT-4 answered 74.8% of true/false statements correctly.
Our second most-clicked story was posted in our Molecular Imaging content area, and it consisted of coverage of a study that found that FAPI radiotracer uptake on PET/CT imaging may be a biomarker for identifying early responders to rheumatoid arthritis treatment.
On a sobering note, our third most-read article of the week reported on the incidence of workplace violence, with researchers finding that more than 60% of diagnostic radiology and radiation therapy staff have experienced it.
Next up? Taking fourth place on the list was a study that suggested that arm position is a significant factor influencing radiation exposure to patients during whole-body PET/CT scans.
Our story on GE HealthCare's plans to acquire MIM Software garnered interest, with the company explaining that the purchase will help it further its effort to support AI-based segmentation and contouring and dosimetry analysis in the fields of radiology, molecular imaging, and radiation oncology. For more news like this, visit our Advanced Visualization content area.
Also this week, we highlighted research that shows AI's promise as a first reader for breast cancer screening and how multiparametric MRI can help predict breast cancer treatment outcomes; a study that suggested that ChatGPT-4 performs well in identifying incidental findings on CT via a process called single-shot learning; work that found nearly half of outpatient MRI orders are delayed; and a report on how the number of vacation days radiologists take may contribute to burnout.
Check out the complete list of the week's top stories:
- Could ChatGPT pass the U.K.’s radiology fellowship exam?
- FAPI-PET predicts treatment response in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
- Workplace violence ‘extremely high’ in radiologic sciences
- Patient position affects radiation exposure during PET/CT scans
- GE HealthCare to acquire MIM Software
- AI shows promise as first reader in breast cancer screening
- Multiparametric MRI helps predict breast cancer treatment outcomes
- ChatGPT identifies incidental CT findings
- Nearly half of outpatient MRI orders are delayed
- Vacation days taken and working during vacation tied to burnout
- Cannabis and the brain: What’s the long-term impact?
- High body fat raises fracture risk in women treated for breast cancer
- Point-of-care decision support reduces unnecessary CT, MRI
- VR test differentiates between novice, expert ultrasound users
![Examples of ultrasound findings and techniques. (A) Images in a 39-year-old male patient with a mass in the left thigh. The mass is heterogeneous on the B-mode US image (compared with the patient in D) and showed increased microvascularity (superb microvascular imaging [SMI]) and shear-wave elastography (SWE) values. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma was diagnosed at biopsy (with pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma in surgical specimen). (B) Images in an 18-year-old male patient with a mass in the left leg. The mass is hypoechoic on the B-mode image, with no other findings suggestive of malignancy. The lesion is in contact with the cortex of the tibia, which is slightly irregular. CT revealed a doubtful anteromedial tibial erosion. The microvascular study demonstrated high vascularization, suggestive of malignancy. Periosteal Ewing sarcoma was diagnosed with both histologic and immunohistochemical confirmation. (C) Images in a 69-year-old female patient with a lump growing on the outside of the left leg. Multiple SWE examinations were performed (please note the high values obtained in the measurements, whereas the color map highlights the stiffness relative to adjacent tissues). SMI showed areas of increased vascularization to target for sampling. Undifferentiated spindle cell sarcoma was diagnosed at biopsy, with residual leiomyosarcoma in the surgical specimen after neoadjuvant therapy. (D) Images in a 56-year-old female patient with a mass in the right thigh. The mass is heterogeneous at both B-mode ultrasound (similar to patient A) and MRI (coronal T2-weighted spectral attenuated inversion recovery [SPAIR]; T1-weighted pre-contrast and postcontrast imaging), which even shows uptake after the administration of paramagnetic contrast material, which is traditionally suggestive of malignancy. Low values at SMI and elastography are suggestive of benignity. Spindle cell lipoma was diagnosed at biopsy, with atypical spindle cell lipomatous tumor in the surgical specimen.](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/images-radiol250278fig2.APCFLSvX6p.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&h=100&q=70&w=100)
![Examples of ultrasound findings and techniques. (A) Images in a 39-year-old male patient with a mass in the left thigh. The mass is heterogeneous on the B-mode US image (compared with the patient in D) and showed increased microvascularity (superb microvascular imaging [SMI]) and shear-wave elastography (SWE) values. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma was diagnosed at biopsy (with pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma in surgical specimen). (B) Images in an 18-year-old male patient with a mass in the left leg. The mass is hypoechoic on the B-mode image, with no other findings suggestive of malignancy. The lesion is in contact with the cortex of the tibia, which is slightly irregular. CT revealed a doubtful anteromedial tibial erosion. The microvascular study demonstrated high vascularization, suggestive of malignancy. Periosteal Ewing sarcoma was diagnosed with both histologic and immunohistochemical confirmation. (C) Images in a 69-year-old female patient with a lump growing on the outside of the left leg. Multiple SWE examinations were performed (please note the high values obtained in the measurements, whereas the color map highlights the stiffness relative to adjacent tissues). SMI showed areas of increased vascularization to target for sampling. Undifferentiated spindle cell sarcoma was diagnosed at biopsy, with residual leiomyosarcoma in the surgical specimen after neoadjuvant therapy. (D) Images in a 56-year-old female patient with a mass in the right thigh. The mass is heterogeneous at both B-mode ultrasound (similar to patient A) and MRI (coronal T2-weighted spectral attenuated inversion recovery [SPAIR]; T1-weighted pre-contrast and postcontrast imaging), which even shows uptake after the administration of paramagnetic contrast material, which is traditionally suggestive of malignancy. Low values at SMI and elastography are suggestive of benignity. Spindle cell lipoma was diagnosed at biopsy, with atypical spindle cell lipomatous tumor in the surgical specimen.](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/images-radiol250278fig2.APCFLSvX6p.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
