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Take a road trip to discover true state of radiology, Halliday urges
Hop on a bus or jump on the train if you really want to find out what's happening in imaging departments, Dr. Kath Halliday, president of the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR), told RSNA 2022 attendees at a special session held in Chicago on Monday.
November 27, 2022
2022 11 28 16 17 2543 Rsna 2022 Welcome 400
CT
Investigation reveals how stressed radiologist missed cancer
Full details have emerged in a report issued on November 7 about how an overworked radiologist missed a cancerous lesion and how the healthcare provider in New Zealand failed to respond adequately to concerns about workload pressures.
November 13, 2022
2022 09 29 16 38 6417 Medical Errors 400
Molecular Imaging
GE unveils new PET/CT system at EANM congress in Barcelona
GE Healthcare has launched the Omni PET/CT platform and Omni Legend system at the annual meeting of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) in Barcelona, Spain.
October 16, 2022
2022 10 17 16 36 6797 2022 10 17 Omni Legend Clinical Ge Healthcare 400
MRI
Metallic markers produce diverse range of artifacts in breast MRI
Radiologists must be aware that metallic markers are responsible for artifacts in breast MRI exams, according to Swiss researchers. These artifacts can be of different types and sizes, depending on the MRI sequence, magnetic field, and marker type, they say.
August 3, 2022
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Don't modify the quench button: MRI safety grabs attention at ISMRM
LONDON - Take great care when it comes to the quench button, a specialist on MRI safety standards warned on Saturday at the annual meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM). Also, stay vigilant of thermal burns, attendees were told.
May 8, 2022
2022 05 08 18 35 0321 2022 05 08 Ismrm Quench Button 400
MRI
Under fire: Ukrainian radiologists take shelter from Russian attack
Radiologists from Ukraine are providing graphic details about the impact that the Russian invasion of their country has had on their lives. They are facing major disruption to their work, and they have even feared for their own survival.
February 28, 2022
2022 02 28 23 00 0799 Ukrainian Flag Red Cross 400
Digital X-Ray
French doctor faces legal action over sale of Bataclan survivor's x-ray
A senior orthopedic surgeon faces legal action and a possible disciplinary charge after attempting to sell an x-ray of a concertgoer who was shot during the 2015 terrorist attack on the Bataclan music venue in Paris, according to media reports.
January 27, 2022
2022 01 26 21 43 4839 Bataclan 400
MRI
When to biopsy: How prostate MRI can transform best practice
In the era of MRI targeting, do all prostate cancer patients require an additional 12-core systematic biopsy? Moving away from default systematic biopsy in some cases may be wise, according to German researcher Dr. Dominik Deniffel, who has won a prestigious award for trainees at RSNA 2021.
December 1, 2021
2021 11 28 17 59 0994 Rsna 2021 Welcome 400
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Why do Spaniards live so long? Imaging of longevity
Life expectancy in Spain is nearly 86 years -- the highest in Europe and the fourth-highest worldwide -- RSNA 2021 delegates learned on Monday. This has major implications for radiology.
November 30, 2021
2021 11 30 23 49 3883 Sardana Dance 400
IS
Cybersecurity comes under intense scrutiny at RSNA 2021
Cybersecurity and safety have become major issues in global healthcare, and it's vital to address these topics because any radiology department or practice can easily become the victim of an attack, experts told RSNA 2021 attendees at a special session on Sunday.
November 29, 2021
2021 08 10 16 10 2928 Cybersecurity Lock V2 400
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Baseline and 1-year follow-up CT and MRI scans of thoracic and lumbar spine with color-coded vertebral segmentation
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LDCT predicts vertebral fracture risk in heavy smokers
Participants were heavy smokers aged 55 to 74 years old with at least 30 pack-years of smoking history.
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.
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ChatGPT-5 misses half of distal radius fractures on x-rays
Female presenter delivering conference talk on AI and ICH outcomes at SIM event with projection screens
AI
SIIM-CAIMI: AI triaging for ICH leads to faster turnaround times
PET/CT scan showing axial, sagittal, and coronal views with metabolic activity visualization in yellow and orange
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SIIM-CAIMI: 20% of advanced imaging prior auth denials get overturned
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Women's Imaging MinnieCast, Episode 19: Considerations for AI in breast imaging
By Amerigo Allegretto
Experts from Duke University discuss considerations for breast imaging departments to make before implementing AI into practice.
October 23, 2026
MinnieCast Women's Imaging podcast episode featuring Drs. Eun Langman and Vilert Loving
RALE score accurately identifies ARDS on chest x-rays
By Will Morton
The RALE score is a semi-quantitative system developed in 2018 to quantify the extent and density of pulmonary edema on chest x-rays.
October 22, 2026
Frontal chest X-ray showing bilateral lungs, ribcage, and thoracic spine with normal anatomical structures
Pilot project triples LDCT ordering among Hispanic patients
By Will Morton
Hispanic patients face persistent barriers to lung cancer screening, and culturally adapted multilevel interventions remain an underexplored approach.
October 22, 2026
Comparison of healthy pink lung with bronchial vessels versus diseased gray lung showing smoking damage and tar accumulation
fMRI reveals how music enhances food taste
By Amerigo Allegretto
Music and taste activate regions of the brain that are involved in taste processing and reward.
October 22, 2026
Brain fMRI activation maps showing statistical comparisons of temporal-spatial processing regions with color-coded intensity scales
EANM: Is ‘research fragmentation’ holding back nuclear medicine?
By Will Morton
Well-designed studies require collaboration among nuclear medicine, medical oncology, urology, radiation oncology, and clinical trial support.
October 21, 2026
Research presentation on nuclear medicine fragmentation showing 25 studies with PET imaging criteria analysis and expert interview
PCCT improves image quality when scanning patients with obesity
By Amerigo Allegretto
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
Kaiser score outperforms MRI BI-RADS for inconclusive breast findings
By Amerigo Allegretto
Kaiser scoring led to higher diagnostic accuracy on breast MRI.
October 20, 2026
Patient relaxing inside an MRI scanner with illuminated circular ring during medical imaging procedure
FAPI-PET detects more HCC lesions than FDG-PET
By Will Morton
Relative to F-18 FDG, F-18 FAPI-PET/CT produced staging changes in 19 of 32 patients undergoing initial staging, including six true upstagings.
October 20, 2026
Comparative PET/CT scan images showing [18F]FAPI and [18F]FDG imaging with MIP projections, fusion views, and CT cross-sections for medical diagnosis
LLMs mostly avoid unnecessary care in Choosing Wisely tests
By Amerigo Allegretto
LLMs recommended potentially unnecessary care in about 5% of responses, with many being thyroid ultrasound tests.
October 19, 2026
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EANM: Thomas Hope on what’s next in FAP-targeted theranostics
By Will Morton
The innovations and work being done to optimize FAP agents will likely "spill over" to other targets.
October 19, 2026
Clinical research presentation slide showing FAP RLT experience data table with patient outcomes across multiple institutions and speaker photo
MRI shows no ties between COVID, future heart inflammation
By Amerigo Allegretto
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
EANM: Next-generation PET scanner cuts imaging time to one minute
By Will Morton
The scanner's fastest images were rated more highly on average than those from a standard PET/CT scanner.
October 18, 2026
PET scan comparison showing SAFOV baseline and 1-minute and 5-minute time-point imaging with tracer uptake patterns
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