#MyRadGirlfriend No. 96: The spooky bill | AuntMinnie

ASTRO issues first radiation therapy guideline for bladder cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Bladder preservation should be presented as a curative treatment option alongside radical cystectomy.

September 16, 2026

LLM on par with head-and-neck subspecialists in analyzing MRI reports

By Amerigo Allegretto

GPT-5-Thinking yields similar diagnostic accuracy compared to subspecialists focusing on orbital and head-and-neck MRI.

September 16, 2026

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CCTA links neighborhood income to atherosclerosis

The relationship between socioeconomic disparities and imaging-defined coronary atherosclerosis on CCTA has not been fully understood.

September 15, 2026

Chest CT muscle attenuation predicts future bone density loss

Muscle and bone loss commonly coexist with aging, but potential links between paraspinal muscle and thoracic vertebral bone mineral density loss remain poorly understood

September 15, 2026

Study overview. (A) Volumetric segmentation of the paraspinal musculature was performed for 1,316 participants. (B) Manual segmentation was performed, the results were compared with the volumetric segmentation results, and the Dice score and the intersection over union were calculated. (C) The three-dimensional segmentations from T1 through T10 were individually extracted and combined into a single volume for analyses. (D) Muscle volume and median muscle attenuation were derived from the segmentation volumes. (E) Analyses were performed to assess the correlation of the paraspinal muscle attenuation and volume with the bone mineral density and the ability to predict vertebral fractures. NIFTI = Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative, 3D = three-dimensional.

Curium gets FDA approval for Lu-177 injection for GEP-NETs

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The radioligand therapy delivers targeted radiation to GEP-NETs by binding to somatostatin receptors expressed on these tumors.

September 15, 2026

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Brains age faster among residents in disadvantaged neighborhoods

By Amerigo Allegretto

MRI data show that living in disadvantaged neighborhoods is tied to adverse brain health.

September 15, 2026

National and state neighborhood-level disadvantage rankings of the study patients. (A) National disadvantage rankings are shown. Left: area deprivation scores mapped onto the state of Wisconsin, where the study sample resides, with national ranking deciles shown. Blue indicates less disadvantaged neighborhoods, whereas red indicates more disadvantaged neighborhoods. Right: histogram quantifying the number of patients in each Area Deprivation Index (ADI) decile. (B) Same as A, but state ranking deciles are shown. The distributions of both the national and state-level ADI rankings of the patients were skewed toward less disadvantaged neighborhoods. Maps were obtained from reference 36.

ASTRO urges CMS to address radiation oncology shortfalls

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

More than two-thirds of radiation oncologists responding to an ASTRO survey this spring reported declines of 10% or more.

September 14, 2026

CAIX-targeted PET tracer shows promise in patients with ccRCC

Ga-68 DPI-4452 PET/CT correctly identified all 23 primary clear cell renal cell carcinoma tumors, achieving 100% sensitivity.

September 14, 2026

Representative Ga-68 DPI-4452 PET/CT images of regional and distant metastases in ccRCC from multiple patients, including regional lymph node (A), bilateral adrenal glands (B), lung (C), and bone (D). For each panel, top row shows fused PET/CT images, middle row shows PET-only images, and bottom row shows unenhanced CT images. Target lesions are highlighted by white arrows on fused/CT images and black arrows on PET images.

FDA clears new PET agent for brain cancer imaging

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Gliomas account for approximately 30% of all brain and central nervous system tumors.

September 14, 2026

Standardized care coordination may reduce inpatient MRI safety events

By Amerigo Allegretto

Care level guidelines can improve coordination between MRI technologists and inpatient care teams.

September 14, 2026

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CT visualizes leadless pacemaker encapsulation

By Amerigo Allegretto

CT findings could guide risk stratification and treatment strategies for pacemakers.

September 11, 2026

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UH-WBI use increased during COVID-19 pandemic

By Amerigo Allegretto

The use of ultra-hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation (UH-WBI) increased by five times during the pandemic.

September 11, 2026

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