Dear AuntMinnie member,
Our most popular article this week featured a new imaging framework that synthesizes anatomic and functional imaging to classify bone metastases into standardized treatment response categories. Designed to address a longstanding gap in how skeletal disease is assessed on treatment, the framework -- called the Response Evaluation Criteria in Bone Metastases (RECIBM) -- demonstrated high agreement with established criteria and was associated with patient survival outcomes.
Meanwhile, a standardized MRI classification system was shown to significantly improve the accuracy and consistency of lumbar spinal stenosis grading among radiologists and other physicians.
For Episode 12 of our Ultrasound MinnieCast podcast series, Associate Editor Amerigo Allegretto spoke to developers of an AI model that can accurately estimate gestational age as effectively as standard clinical assessments. You can find prior episodes of the Ultrasound MinnieCast and our other podcast offerings on the AuntMinnie Podcast Network.
Our other top stories included coverage of research that found gay, bisexual, and transgender women were significantly less likely to receive recommended breast and cervical cancer screenings. Also, a CT imaging sign can help predict which subdural hematoma patients will benefit most from middle meningeal artery embolization.
See below for our full list of stories from the week.
Erik L. Ridley
Editor in Chief
AuntMinnie.com
1. New criteria evaluates treatment response in bone metastases
2. Classification system could improve MRI lumbar spinal stenosis grading
3. Ultrasound MinnieCast, Episode 12: AI adds to ultrasound in global maternity care
4. Gay, trans women less likely to undergo cancer screening
5. CT sign may flag who benefits from subdural hematoma procedure
6. AR-guided localization may sub for early-stage lung cancer
7. Study backs LDCT lung cancer screening in Singapore
8. AI ultrasound model accurately estimates gestational age
9. New PET tracer shows promise in neuroblastoma
10. Charges dropped against radiologist who drove family off cliff
