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Amyloid PET scans validated in racially diverse patients

August 1, 2025

Breast Screening Mammo

Limited access to PCPs thwarts mammography screening uptake

August 1, 2025

Ultrasound Portable 400

POCUS rules out pulmonary congestion in kidney patients

August 1, 2025

Medicare Puzzle

Low-value imaging services part of high Medicare costs

August 1, 2025

Amyloid PET scans validated in racially diverse patients

Changes in care plans occurred in 59% of individuals after PET scans.

August 1, 2025

Limited access to PCPs thwarts mammography screening uptake

By Kate Madden Yee

Limited access to primary care providers (PCPs) and variable screening recommendations hinder mammography uptake, researchers report.

August 1, 2025

Breast Screening Mammo

POCUS rules out pulmonary congestion in kidney patients

By Amerigo Allegretto

Point-of-care lung ultrasound can rule out pulmonary congestion in acute kidney injury patients when used by a trained nurse.

August 1, 2025

Ultrasound Portable 400

Low-value imaging services part of high Medicare costs

By Maryam Payne

Four of the most frequently provided services in a study evaluating low-value services for Medicare costs were for imaging.

August 1, 2025

Medicare Puzzle

AI helps clinicians identify misplaced endotracheal tubes

A commercially available AI tool was especially useful for identifying critically misplaced tubes.

July 31, 2025

Plain chest radiograph showing overlay from Critical Care Suite, with segmentation of ETT, identification of tube tip and carina, and calculation of distance between them.

fMRI confirms yet again that exercise really does improve mood

By Kate Madden Yee

The findings offer a "more nuanced neurobiological model for the therapeutic effects of exercise," the researchers noted.

July 31, 2025

Runner Woman Adobe Izf

Doximity: Radiology makes top 5 specialties for compensation growth

By Amerigo Allegretto

Radiology experienced high growth in physician compensation and remains an in-demand medical specialty, according to Doximity.

July 31, 2025

Doctor Radiologist Computers 400

3 predictions on how AI could affect radiology

By Kate Madden Yee

As AI continues to be incorporated into radiology, its use could also expose clinicians to risk, both short- and long-term.

July 31, 2025

CT may best conventional measurements for assessing BMD in diabetics

By Kate Madden Yee

CT may offer a better picture of fracture risk than conventional bone mineral density (BMD) measurements in people with diabetes.

July 30, 2025

Back Spine Skeleton

MRI-based model predicts treatment response in breast cancer patients

By Amerigo Allegretto

An MRI-based model performed well in predicting pathologic complete response in women with triple-negative breast cancer.

July 30, 2025

MR image from a 55-year-old patient with triple-negative breast cancer from training set. (A, above) Axial postcontrast T1-weighted image from baseline MRI exam shows unifocal enhancing mass (unifocality: positive). (B, below) Axial postcontrast T1-weighted image from MRI examination per-formed after one cycle of neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy shows >37% reduction in lesion size (early tumor shrinkage: positive) and development of non-enhancing region within lesion (percentage enhancement reduction: positive).

Data transparency is lacking for FDA-cleared Alzheimer's AI technology

Lack of transparency raises concerns about algorithmic bias impacting care planning for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

July 30, 2025

Amyloid Plaque Alzheimer

AI spots breast lesions on targeted ultrasound

By Amerigo Allegretto

Combining AI with radiologist interpretation can improve breast lesion detection on targeted ultrasound.

July 30, 2025

Breast Ultrasound 400

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