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MRI reveals novel clues to symptoms of long COVID
A new whole-body MRI study has revealed that patients hospitalized for COVID are three times more likely to have abnormalities in multiple organs.
September 27, 2023
Long Covid Organs
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ISMRM: Promising MRI technique prepares to enter the clinical arena
Zero echo-time is shining light on a wide range of developmental, traumatic, inflammatory, rheumatological, and oncological conditions and can open the door for more MRI-based musculoskeletal studies and morphometric analyses, researchers from a leading U.K. hospital have reported.
June 7, 2023
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ISMRM: MRI detects brain changes in past cannabis users
Heavy cannabis use in adolescence to early adulthood is associated with volumetric differences in subregions of the hippocampus and amygdala, New Zealand researchers have reported at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) annual meeting.
June 5, 2023
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Nuclear Medicine
Is biopsy needed prior to PSMA-PET in elderly patients?
Prostate cancer PET/CT imaging can potentially obviate the need for invasive biopsies in elderly patients before they begin therapy, according to a study published April 28 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
May 1, 2023
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Christiane Kuhl speaks out on breast density and screening
Radiologists must be more active in providing objective and understandable information to women about the diagnostic and prognostic implications of dense breasts, and the value of using other screening methods. That's the view of leading expert Dr. Christiane Kuhl.
March 14, 2023
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Big crowds return to Vienna for first March ECR for 4 years
Official figures released by the European Society of Radiology show that 17,262 participants from 122 countries attended ECR 2023. This represents a rise of 14% compared with last year, but it is still a much lower figure than was recorded in 2019.
March 13, 2023
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French group flies the flag for Europe in RSNA poster hall
Members of a research group in Nantes -- known as the jewel of the Loire Valley in northwest France -- received Europe's only magna cum laude award when the prestigious prizes were handed out on day 4 of the RSNA meeting.
November 30, 2022
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Running mania and World Cup fever come to the fore at RSNA
Sports-minded RSNA attendees had a bonanza on day 3 of the congress. A 5k fun run took place in the morning, and then four World Cup soccer games were broadcast live in a dedicated space in McCormick Place.
November 29, 2022
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U.K. strives to address huge workforce challenges
Every imaging department needs to take trainees if the U.K. is to come to terms with the huge shortfall of radiologists that is looming large in the years ahead, Dr. Priya Suresh said at a special session held on November 28 at RSNA 2022.
November 29, 2022
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Krestin gazes into radiology's future at RSNA 2022 event
When contemplating the future, we should not look in a rear-view mirror – we need to be open to the changing environment. That was the central message in a visionary lecture given by Dr. Gabriel Krestin, PhD, at a special evening reception held in Chicago on November 28.
November 28, 2022
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(A) Free-response receiver operating characteristic (FROC) curve for DBT-DINO and DINOv2 (Meta AI) on the detection task. DINOv2 achieved higher sensitivity than DBT-DINO across most false-positive thresholds. (B) Detection rates of DBT-DINO and DINOv2 for lesions that were ultimately found to be benign (n = 70) and lesions that were found to be cancerous (n = 66). Error bars represent 95% CIs estimated via patient-level bootstrapping with 1000 repetitions. Both models showed similar detection rates for cancerous lesions, whereas DINOv2 detected more benign lesions than DBT-DINO. (C) Example bounding box predictions for DBT-DINO and DINOv2 on the detection test set. Each image is a single two-dimensional section from a three-dimensional digital breast tomosynthesis volume; the first column shows a mediolateral oblique view, and the second and third columns show craniocaudal views. Both models struggled to detect very small lesions, such as the 3-mm-diameter lesion shown in the first column. FP = false positive.
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DBT-based foundational model classifies breast density
DBT-DINO showed strong performance in classifying breast density from DBT images.
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DBT-based foundational model classifies breast density
By Amerigo Allegretto
DBT-DINO showed strong performance in classifying breast density from DBT images.
August 4, 2026
(A) Free-response receiver operating characteristic (FROC) curve for DBT-DINO and DINOv2 (Meta AI) on the detection task. DINOv2 achieved higher sensitivity than DBT-DINO across most false-positive thresholds. (B) Detection rates of DBT-DINO and DINOv2 for lesions that were ultimately found to be benign (n = 70) and lesions that were found to be cancerous (n = 66). Error bars represent 95% CIs estimated via patient-level bootstrapping with 1000 repetitions. Both models showed similar detection rates for cancerous lesions, whereas DINOv2 detected more benign lesions than DBT-DINO. (C) Example bounding box predictions for DBT-DINO and DINOv2 on the detection test set. Each image is a single two-dimensional section from a three-dimensional digital breast tomosynthesis volume; the first column shows a mediolateral oblique view, and the second and third columns show craniocaudal views. Both models struggled to detect very small lesions, such as the 3-mm-diameter lesion shown in the first column. FP = false positive.
Liebel-Flarsheim recalls Optiray CT contrast agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The CT contrast agent may contain particulate matter comprising polyethylene, other plastic materials, stainless steel, and glass.
August 4, 2026
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Can LLMs fill the communication gap with referring clinicians?
By Will Morton
LLMs could potentially help address multiple persistent pain points in radiology workflow.
August 4, 2026
Ai Head
CT-selected thrombectomy shows 1-year benefit in large-core stroke
By Will Morton
Notably, the TESLA trial used a noncontrast CT (NCCT)-alone patient selection protocol.
August 3, 2026
Aneurysm
MRI-based AI model maps local brain aging
By Amerigo Allegretto
The model showed differences in brain structures for normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer’s disease.
August 3, 2026
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Curium to acquire Lantheus in $8 billion deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The combined company would serve oncology, neurology, and cardiology patients across more than 70 countries.
August 3, 2026
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Surveillance imaging doesn't improve pancreatic cancer survival
By Amerigo Allegretto
Study authors are calling for better strategies for early detection and intervention for pancreatic cysts that become malignant.
August 3, 2026
A.) Rate of imaging utilization during surveillance by year, 2008 to 2022. B.) Rate of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and pancreatic surgery per 100 person years, 2008 to 2022.
ED patients prefer empathetic communication for incidental findings
By Amerigo Allegretto
Incorporating patient preferences into communication may improve understanding and follow-up in addressing incidental findings.
July 31, 2026
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PET/MRI detects arterial inflammation in prostate cancer patients
By Will Morton
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is widely used in advanced prostate cancer, yet is associated with increased cardiovascular events such as stroke and heart attacks.
July 31, 2026
Representative axial fused F-18 FDG-PET/MRI images and corresponding anatomic MRI images from a patient imaged at baseline and after initiation of androgen deprivation therapy are shown. Each row displays a distinct vascular territory. White arrows indicate focal areas of increased tracer uptake within the arterial wall, where spherical volumes of interest (VOIs) were placed for maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) measurement. Additional VOIs were placed in the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava for blood-pool activity sampling. SUVmax values from the arterial VOIs were extracted on the corresponding PET images and normalized to the blood-pool mean standardized uptake value to derive the maximum target-to-background ratio.
Women's Imaging MinnieCast, Episode 14: GLP-1s and breast cancer risk
By Amerigo Allegretto
Elizabeth McDonald, MD, shares results from her team's study on how GLP-1s may have beneficial effects on breast cancer risk.
July 31, 2026
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Podcast: The PACSMan Pontificates, Episode 4: The perfect PACS
By Michael J. Cannavo
In episode 4 of his The PACSMan Pontificates podcast series, Michael J. Cannavo shares his thoughts on the quest for the perfect PACS.
July 30, 2026
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Nongated CT scans can predict heart disease risk
By Will Morton
Subjects with moderate and severe CAC scores on nongated CT had significantly higher risk of coronary heart disease risk.
July 30, 2026
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