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High CAC scores nearly doubles 30-year mortality in young adults
By Will Morton
Among 12,847 participants, 1,703 (13.3%) had CAC scores above the 90th percentile.
October 23, 2026
Glowing anatomical illustration of human heart with blood vessels on blue background
Women's Imaging MinnieCast, Episode 19: Considerations for AI in breast imaging
By Amerigo Allegretto
Experts from Duke University discuss considerations for breast imaging departments to make before implementing AI into practice.
October 23, 2026
MinnieCast Women's Imaging podcast episode featuring Drs. Eun Langman and Vilert Loving
RALE score accurately identifies ARDS on chest x-rays
By Will Morton
The RALE score is a semi-quantitative system developed in 2018 to quantify the extent and density of pulmonary edema on chest x-rays.
October 22, 2026
Frontal chest X-ray showing bilateral lungs, ribcage, and thoracic spine with normal anatomical structures
Pilot project triples LDCT ordering among Hispanic patients
By Will Morton
Hispanic patients face persistent barriers to lung cancer screening, and culturally adapted multilevel interventions remain an underexplored approach.
October 22, 2026
Comparison of healthy pink lung with bronchial vessels versus diseased gray lung showing smoking damage and tar accumulation
fMRI reveals how music enhances food taste
By Amerigo Allegretto
Music and taste activate regions of the brain that are involved in taste processing and reward.
October 22, 2026
Brain fMRI activation maps showing statistical comparisons of temporal-spatial processing regions with color-coded intensity scales
EANM: Is ‘research fragmentation’ holding back nuclear medicine?
By Will Morton
Well-designed studies require collaboration among nuclear medicine, medical oncology, urology, radiation oncology, and clinical trial support.
October 21, 2026
Research presentation on nuclear medicine fragmentation showing 25 studies with PET imaging criteria analysis and expert interview
PCCT improves image quality when scanning patients with obesity
By Amerigo Allegretto
PCCT resulted in better image quality on thoracic and abdominal scans in these patients than energy-integrating detector CT.
October 21, 2026
Comparative abdominal CT scans showing six cross-sectional images with varying BMI and radiation dose measurements
Kaiser score outperforms MRI BI-RADS for inconclusive breast findings
By Amerigo Allegretto
Kaiser scoring led to higher diagnostic accuracy on breast MRI.
October 20, 2026
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FAPI-PET detects more HCC lesions than FDG-PET
By Will Morton
Relative to F-18 FDG, F-18 FAPI-PET/CT produced staging changes in 19 of 32 patients undergoing initial staging, including six true upstagings.
October 20, 2026
Comparative PET/CT scan images showing [18F]FAPI and [18F]FDG imaging with MIP projections, fusion views, and CT cross-sections for medical diagnosis
LLMs mostly avoid unnecessary care in Choosing Wisely tests
By Amerigo Allegretto
LLMs recommended potentially unnecessary care in about 5% of responses, with many being thyroid ultrasound tests.
October 19, 2026
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EANM: Thomas Hope on what’s next in FAP-targeted theranostics
By Will Morton
The innovations and work being done to optimize FAP agents will likely "spill over" to other targets.
October 19, 2026
Clinical research presentation slide showing FAP RLT experience data table with patient outcomes across multiple institutions and speaker photo
MRI shows no ties between COVID, future heart inflammation
By Amerigo Allegretto
A study of recovered COVID and non-COVID patients revealed no significant differences in heart inflammation on cardiac MRI exams.
October 19, 2026
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