Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Are low-field MRI units effective for neuroradiologic imaging? Perhaps, say investigators from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Their research was our most popular story of the week. Click here to read more.
In second place was our coverage of a study that found that a commercially available deep-learning algorithm can produce good quality seven-minute shoulder MRI exams -- great news for patients -- while our third most-clicked article covered research that explored whether insurance influences which type of treatment a woman undergoes for fibroids. (A team from the Neiman Health Policy Institute in Reston, VA, found that reimbursement incentives may impact whether gynecologists refer patients to interventional radiologists for uterine artery embolization or perform surgical procedures such as hysterectomy or myomectomy themselves.)
Our fourth most-read article of the week reported on how lung imaging biomarkers can inform patient selection for endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration -- a finding that could help clinicians decide whether to use invasive mediastinal staging to detect occult non-small cell lung cancer metastases in lymph nodes. And our fifth story offered some good news from the American Cancer Society: Fewer Black men are dying from cancer, in part due to reductions in smoking initiation among Black teens, advances in cancer treatment, and earlier detection of some cancers.
For a full list of top stories for the week, see below:
- Are low-field MRI units effective for neuroradiologic imaging?
- 7-minute shoulder MRI scans are feasible
- Insurance influences which type of fibroid treatment a woman undergoes
- Lung biomarkers inform patient selection for EBUS-TBNA
- ACS: Fewer Black men are dying from cancer
- Siemens Healthineers to open 2 new inventory supply depots
- New AI model successfully segments anatomic structures in MR images
- Kromek Group gets $25M milestone payment from Siemens Healthineers
- Epicardial adipose tissue on LDCT tied to cardiovascular mortality risk
- CT best for diagnosing suspected wooden foreign objects in the eye
- PSMA-PET tracer performs well in clinical trial
- LUS reliable for care strategies in infants with RDS
- T2-weighted MRI shows promise for body composition analysis
- Philips, Mass General Brigham enter AI collaboration
Kate Madden Yee
Senior Editor
AuntMinnie.com
![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)
