Amerigo Allegretto

CT
PCCT improves image quality when scanning patients with obesity
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
Womens Imaging
AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
New research on breast cancer risk prediction and organizations tackling screening myths are featured in this edition.
October 20, 2026
Womens Imaging
Kaiser score outperforms MRI BI-RADS for inconclusive breast findings
Kaiser scoring led to higher diagnostic accuracy on breast MRI.
October 20, 2026
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LLMs mostly avoid unnecessary care in Choosing Wisely tests
LLMs recommended potentially unnecessary care in about 5% of responses, with many being thyroid ultrasound tests.
October 19, 2026
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MRI
MRI shows no ties between COVID, future heart inflammation
A study of recovered COVID and non-COVID patients revealed no significant differences in heart inflammation on cardiac MRI exams.
October 19, 2026
3D medical illustration of human heart with coronary arteries glowing in orange and red against blue background
Augmented/Virtual Reality
VR boosts accuracy, confidence for evaluating abdominal neuroblastoma
Compared with CT, VR helps surgeons more with anatomical assessment in abdominal neuroblastoma.
October 16, 2026
Medical CT scan visualization showing coronal, sagittal, and axial views with 3D organ segmentation including kidney, liver, aorta, and tumor models.
MRI
MRI shows features of scapular pain in patients
The most prevalent MRI findings showed significant associations with age.
October 16, 2026
3D medical illustration of shoulder joint pain with glowing red inflammation on skeletal anatomy
Womens Imaging
CEM-guided biopsy effective for sampling suspicious breast findings
CEM-guided biopsy yielded malignancy in over one-quarter of cases.
October 15, 2026
Healthcare professional demonstrating breast biopsy procedure with circular target icon and medical text on purple background
MRI
Manual, DL-generated segmentations differ in radiomic features
DL models showed poor or fair agreement with manual segmentation, as well as bias, on abdominal CT and MRI.
October 14, 2026
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MRI
Brain MRI features linked to cognitive decline in older populations
Baseline tightness of the high-convexity sulci (THC) at MRI is tied to cognitive decline in older adults.
October 14, 2026
Brain MRI scans showing axial and coronal views of cerebral structures in grayscale
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MRI
Gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI changing understanding of liver diseases
The contrast agent is changing approaches toward diagnosis of liver diseases, according to data collected over the last 15 years.
Medical imaging analysis showing CT scans with segmentation, 3D anatomical reconstructions, and Bland-Altman statistical comparison plot.
CT
Deep-learning model predicts mortality from CTA scans
Axial MRI or CT scan cross-section showing bilateral anatomical structures in grayscale medical imaging
Womens Imaging
Screening breast MRI may be considered for high-risk women
MinnieCast Women's Imaging podcast episode featuring Dr. Stamatia Destounis with medical imaging background
Womens Imaging
Women's Imaging MinnieCast, Episode 20: Could DBT performance inform age-based screening?
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Podcast: Hospital accreditation isn’t a safety net for MRI
By Erik L. Ridley
The Invisible Force podcast series co-hosts Tobias "Toby" Gilk and John Posh continue their investigation into a 2023 MRI accident.
October 28, 2026
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SIIM-CAIMI program chairs talk medical imaging AI's evolution
By Amerigo Allegretto
SIIM-CAIMI's program chairs share their thoughts on the increasing use of AI tools such as large language models in practice.
October 28, 2026
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LDCT predicts vertebral fracture risk in heavy smokers
By Will Morton
Participants were heavy smokers aged 55 to 74 years old with at least 30 pack-years of smoking history.
October 27, 2026
Baseline and 1-year follow-up CT and MRI scans of thoracic and lumbar spine with color-coded vertebral segmentation
ChatGPT-5 misses half of distal radius fractures on x-rays
By Will Morton
ChatGPT-5 missed 83 fractures, demonstrating a sensitivity of 51.2% and a specificity of 70.5%, with overall accuracy of 61.6%.
October 27, 2026
Four wrist X-ray images showing fracture detection examples: true positive with distal radius fracture, true negative normal wrist, false positive misidentified fracture, and false negative missed fracture.
SIIM-CAIMI: AI triaging for ICH leads to faster turnaround times
By Amerigo Allegretto
AI triaging that examined head CT images led to a 13-minute faster report turnaround in the emergency department.
October 27, 2026
Female presenter delivering conference talk on AI and ICH outcomes at SIM event with projection screens
SIIM-CAIMI: 20% of advanced imaging prior auth denials get overturned
By Amerigo Allegretto
Advanced imaging prior authorization denials are overturned at a rate of five times that of all Medicare Advantage services.
October 27, 2026
PET/CT scan showing axial, sagittal, and coronal views with metabolic activity visualization in yellow and orange
RadNet to acquire teleradiology provider Onrad
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The deal is expected to close in early 2027.
October 26, 2026
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Heartflow sues Elucid over cardiac CT patents, trade secrets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Heartflow alleges that Elucid hired 11 of its employees who had knowledge of Heartflow’s product design.
October 26, 2026
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SIIM-CAIMI: Apollo LLM framework shows promise in patient monitoring
By Amerigo Allegretto
Faisal Mahmood, PhD, shared updates from his team's work developing the Apollo LLM framework.
October 26, 2026
Medical researcher presenting computational pathology findings at SIIM CAIRM26 conference with tissue analysis visualization
SIIM-CAIMI: LLM pipeline tracks critical results in pediatric patients
By Amerigo Allegretto
An in-house LLM approach achieved near-perfect sensitivity for detecting critical results in child patients.
October 26, 2026
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DBT performance improves with patient age
By Amerigo Allegretto
DBT led to higher cancer detection rates and lower abnormal interpretation rates in older women in a study over 93,000 women.
October 23, 2026
Mammography and ultrasound imaging showing breast tissue with clinical findings marked by arrows
AI fails to compensate for night-shift fatigue among residents
By Will Morton
Evidence that AI can offset fatigue-related performance loss remains limited.
October 23, 2026
Radiologist comparing chest X-ray analysis with and without AI assistance using medical imaging software
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