#MyRadGirlfriend No. 105: Good news and bad news

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DEXA reveals tea consumption supports bone health

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Stepped reminders boost CT lung cancer screening

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Example cases illustrate the double-edged role of large language model (LLM) rationale quality. (A) A 50-year-old female patient with a palpable anterior chest wall mass (correct diagnosis: solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura). The LLM incorrectly suggested synovial sarcoma but provided a persuasive rationale (quality score: 4 of 5), describing a well-defined nodule at axial contrast-enhanced CT spanning the pleura and intercostal space with heterogeneous strong enhancement. Four of five readers (80%) accepted the incorrect suggestion. FDG = fluorodeoxyglucose. (B) A 61-year-old male patient with diabetes presented with cough, sputum, and dyspnea (correct diagnosis: mucormycosis). The LLM correctly suggested mucormycosis with an excellent rationale (quality score: 5 of 5), integrating the reverse halo sign on serial axial CT images and rapidly progressive cavitary lesions. Three of five readers initially selected incorrect diagnoses; after LLM output, all five selected the correct diagnosis (100% acceptance). Blue and orange reader icons denote high- and low-expertise readers, respectively.

Model confidence, reader expertise affect reader-LLM collaboration

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DEXA reveals tea consumption supports bone health

Moderate-frequency tea consumption was associated with better bone mineral status and more favorable longitudinal changes.

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AI tools may not meet breast radiologists' expectations in practice

By Amerigo Allegretto

AI tools in breast imaging may have more modest clinical impact on recall and biopsy rates.

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Stepped reminders boost CT lung cancer screening

Trial findings directly address the current lack of effective lung cancer screening interventions.

August 11, 2026

Model confidence, reader expertise affect reader-LLM collaboration

By Amerigo Allegretto

Successful human-LLM collaboration is associated with model confidence and reader expertise in chest imaging.

August 11, 2026

Example cases illustrate the double-edged role of large language model (LLM) rationale quality. (A) A 50-year-old female patient with a palpable anterior chest wall mass (correct diagnosis: solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura). The LLM incorrectly suggested synovial sarcoma but provided a persuasive rationale (quality score: 4 of 5), describing a well-defined nodule at axial contrast-enhanced CT spanning the pleura and intercostal space with heterogeneous strong enhancement. Four of five readers (80%) accepted the incorrect suggestion. FDG = fluorodeoxyglucose. (B) A 61-year-old male patient with diabetes presented with cough, sputum, and dyspnea (correct diagnosis: mucormycosis). The LLM correctly suggested mucormycosis with an excellent rationale (quality score: 5 of 5), integrating the reverse halo sign on serial axial CT images and rapidly progressive cavitary lesions. Three of five readers initially selected incorrect diagnoses; after LLM output, all five selected the correct diagnosis (100% acceptance). Blue and orange reader icons denote high- and low-expertise readers, respectively.

PET/CT predicts response to neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer

Monitoring neoadjuvant therapy response in HER2-positive breast cancer is challenging with existing tools.

August 11, 2026

Ga-68 HER2-PET/CT images before neoadjuvant therapy, at end of second cycle, and before surgery. (A) Baseline scan demonstrated soft-tissue lesion measuring approximately 2.3 × 2.2 cm in upper outer quadrant of left breast, with marked radiotracer uptake and SUVmax of 10.1. (B) At end of second cycle, imaging revealed residual lesion of approximately 2.2 × 1.0 cm in same region, without abnormal radiotracer accumulation. (C) Preoperative imaging demonstrated further reduction in lesion size to approximately 2.0 × 0.6 cm, with no abnormal tracer uptake detected.

5 factors that led to California workplace MRI accident

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NME breast lesions have high malignancy rate on MRI-guided biopsy

By Amerigo Allegretto

Biopsies from women with a known ipsilateral malignancy have a higher frequency of breast cancer.

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Many women interested in AI-based risk assessment for breast cancer

By Amerigo Allegretto

Survey findings also show that most women at higher risk are interested in additional screening tests.

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CT 5-star quality rating system supports optimization

The rating framework demonstrated robust reproducibility, with three-reader concordance reaching up to 93% in highly standardized centers.

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READ-DVT model performs well in finding DVT from ultrasound reports

By Amerigo Allegretto

The AI model accurately identified the presence or absence of deep vein thrombosis on unstructured ultrasound reports.

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Bone scan testing has fallen 35% among Medicare beneficiaries

Declines in testing were greatest among certain underserved groups.

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MRI-based models may predict atypical brain development in children

By Amerigo Allegretto

The models could provide a framework for identifying which adolescents are at higher risk of developing psychiatric conditions.

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