Will Morton

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Practice Management

Radiologist recruiting remains robust

Most practices hired radiologists in 2021, with breast imaging as the most important hiring need for 2022, followed by body imaging.

October 10, 2023

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Researchers explore concept of locally run LLMs

Researchers have shown that it may be feasible to run large language models (LLMs) to generate x-ray reports on local systems without compromising patient privacy.

October 10, 2023

Molecular Imaging

PET study questions equity of NFL’s concussion settlement

PET brain scans of former NFL players with dementia due to repetitive head impacts do not show typical signs of Alzheimer’s disease.

October 10, 2023

Radiation Oncology/Therapy

NorthStar to end production of Mo-99

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes will shut down its molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) production facilities in Beloit, WI, by the end of 2023.

October 9, 2023

Molecular Imaging

Amyloid PET scans improve outcomes in AD patients

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients with cognitive impairment or dementia who were referred for amyloid PET scans had fewer hospitalizations compared with a matched control group.

October 9, 2023

What are the top uses for ChatGPT in radiology?

Current and future applications of ChatGPT and other large language models in radiology hold immense promise for improving patient care and outcomes.

October 9, 2023

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Nuclear Medicine

Does a dedicated PET prostate cancer scanner have clinical potential?

A recently built small PET scanner may improve the detection of prostate cancer and could ultimately reduce invasive patient biopsies to confirm disease.

October 6, 2023

A photograph of the detector ring of the ProsPET system.

How to hack a gaming mouse for PACS: Group offers guide for rads

High-performance gaming mice offer radiologists multiple custom buttons and superior tracking features that can streamline radiology tasks.

October 6, 2023

AI model generates x-ray reports similar to radiologists

A team at Northwestern University has developed an AI model that could serve to alert physicians to life-threatening diseases on chest x-rays.

October 5, 2023

The AI model is an encoder-decoder model trained to generate a text report given a chest x-ray and most recent comparison (anterior-posterior or posterior-anterior view only). The vision encoder weights were initialized from Vision Transformer (ViT) base and the text decoder weights were initialized from Robustly Optimized BERT Pretraining Approach (RoBERTa) base before training for 30 epochs on a data set of 900,000 chest x-rays (CXRs). cp indicates chest pain; sob = shortness of breath. Image courtesy of JAMA Open Network.

'Timika score' on x-rays may help identify complex TB cases

Machine learning has revealed new potential for a simple clinical tool proposed in 2010 for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) on x-rays.

October 4, 2023

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Patient relaxing inside an MRI scanner with illuminated circular ring during medical imaging procedure

Kaiser score outperforms MRI BI-RADS for inconclusive breast findings

Kaiser scoring led to higher diagnostic accuracy on breast MRI.

Comparative PET/CT scan images showing [18F]FAPI and [18F]FDG imaging with MIP projections, fusion views, and CT cross-sections for medical diagnosis

FAPI-PET detects more HCC lesions than FDG-PET

LLMs mostly avoid unnecessary care in Choosing Wisely tests

Clinical research presentation slide showing FAP RLT experience data table with patient outcomes across multiple institutions and speaker photo

EANM: Thomas Hope on what’s next in FAP-targeted theranostics

3D medical illustration of human heart with coronary arteries glowing in orange and red against blue background

MRI shows no ties between COVID, future heart inflammation

Could CEUS improve BI-RADS assessment?

By Amerigo Allegretto

Adding Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to BI-RADS could help improve classification of breast lesions.

February 6, 2026

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Do young athletes with low back pain need advanced imaging?

By Kate Madden Yee

Survey findings may support efforts to reduce unnecessary imaging in this population.

February 6, 2026

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Ultrasound MinnieCast, Episode 1: Is 2026 the year of CEUS?

By Amerigo Allegretto

In the first episode of the Ultrasound MinnieCast, Richard Barr, MD, discusses what's in store for CEUS in 2026.

February 6, 2026

Microwave ablation safe for tumors close to the heart

Data on the safety and efficacy of microwave ablation to these high-risk lesions is limited.

February 5, 2026

X-ray view of human lungs with glowing inflammation in left lung bronchial area

Task-specific LLMs more accurate than general ones for identifying ILNs

By Kate Madden Yee

AI-based tools that "automatically identify and flag actionable findings can optimize patient tracking," researchers noted.

February 5, 2026

Medical CT scan showing multiple cross-sectional chest and lung views

Breast MRI with half-dose gadopiclenol comparable to gadobutrol exams

By Kate Madden Yee

The results are particularly good news for patients who require repeated MR imaging.

February 5, 2026

Medical diagnostic mammography scan showing multiple breast tissue imaging views

25 years of CT technology advances translate to lower radiation doses

By Kate Madden Yee

CT radiation doses have been reduced by a factor of two to 10, researchers have reported.

February 4, 2026

Coronal CT scan of human sinus anatomy showing bilateral nasal structures

MIT team reports success from wearable breast ultrasound device

By Amerigo Allegretto

Researchers have developed a wearable breast ultrasound device that successfully imaged breast cysts in a patient.

February 4, 2026

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AI detects Alzheimer’s on brain perfusion SPECT scans

The model aims to enhance the consistency and confidence of SPECT interpretation supporting current workflows.

February 3, 2026

Brain MRI scan showing neural activity with red and yellow heat map regions

PCCT has higher safety profile than EID-CT for lung imaging

By Amerigo Allegretto

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) leads to fewer adverse outcomes than energy-integrating detector CT (EID-CT), researchers say.

February 3, 2026

Subgroup analysis based on lesion size on PCCT images. The red outlined areas highlight the magnified images of lesions. (A-C) PCCT images in a 62-year-old woman with a body mass index (BMI) of 23.6, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared, who was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma. A lesion with a long diameter of 25 mm was identified in the right lower lobe on axial images acquired during the venous phase. For lesions less than or equal to 30 mm, decreasing section thickness improved boundary sharpness and contrast between the necrotic area and enhanced tissue, with optimal visualization at 0.4 mm. (D-F) PCCT images in a 66-year-old man with a BMI of 24.2 who was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, revealing a lesion with a long diameter of 52 mm in the right lower lobe. For lesions greater than 30 mm, a section thickness of 1 mm demonstrated better contrast and clarity at the boundary of the necrotic area compared with 0.4 mm. This observation supported the selection of an appropriate section thickness for accurate quantification of necrotic regions within the lesion.

Structured reporting, AI improve chest x-ray workflows

Structured reporting and AI tools have the potential to transform workflows.

February 3, 2026

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Exposure to macrocyclic GBCAs does not increase Parkinson's risk

By Kate Madden Yee

Linear GBCAs marginally increase the risk of parkinsonism in adults, but exposure to macrocyclic GBCAs doesn't appear to.

February 3, 2026

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