Dear AuntMinnie Member,
In a week in which concerns about the coronavirus spread around the globe and long-awaited data were finally released from a European CT lung screening study, it was actually an article on using MRI to follow up suspicious breast lesions that was our top story.
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital used breast MRI to follow up on women with lesions classified as BI-RADS 3 -- most likely benign but with a small chance of cancer. Their hope was that a short-interval follow-up protocol would be better at identifying early-stage breast cancer than sending these women immediately to biopsy.
While you're in our Women's Imaging Community, be sure to check out our coverage of a recent article on how to handle breast screening for transgender individuals.
Coronavirus concerns
Obviously, the novel coronavirus outbreak in China has dominated headlines for the past week, and radiology professionals have been pitching in to help. Two imaging modalities -- CT and x-ray -- have played important roles in identifying individuals infected with the virus.
In one of the earliest case reports, clinicians from Vietnam reported on the case of a man who had traveled to Wuhan -- the center of the outbreak -- and then returned with a variety of symptoms. Also, check out a new story that describes two coronavirus cases, one of a man diagnosed with the disease in Washington and another of a woman from a hospital in Wuhan.
Enterprise imaging in the cloud
Many healthcare institutions are looking to implement enterprise imaging to make it easier for their clinicians to access medical images across their network. If your facility is one of them, be sure to check out our new Special Report, Fulfilling the Promise of Enterprise Imaging. You'll find several articles to help guide you through the process, including whether you should consider a cloud-native approach and how workflow-enhancing tools are helping radiology professionals manage costs and improve efficiency.
Last week for SalaryScan
Finally, if you haven't filled out our SalaryScan survey of compensation plans for radiology professionals, what are you waiting for? SalaryScan helps you determine whether you're getting the salary and benefits you deserve. You have just one more week to participate, so do it today!
![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)
