Ryan McBeth[email protected]Pediatric Radiology#MyRadGirlfriend No. 98: Kids say the darndest thingsKids say the darndest things, as the saying goes. Andy runs into a particularly precocious patient during a consult in the emergency room in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.November 21, 2019Home#MyRadGirlfriend No. 97: Your worst dayCan you imagine your worst day on the job? No matter how bad it gets, there are probably a few people out there who have it worse, as Andy tells Ryan in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.November 7, 2019Home#MyRadGirlfriend No. 96: The spooky billWhat's the scariest Halloween costume you've ever seen? Ryan comes up with an outfit that would scare the pants off any radiology resident in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.October 24, 2019Home#MyRadGirlfriend No. 95: Someone's on the naughty listChristmas is still several months away, but someone's already made Santa's naughty list -- at least by the looks of an image Andy shares with Ryan in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.October 10, 2019Home#MyRadGirlfriend No. 94: Something's fishyYour average radiology reading room is a place where people work together in cramped quarters. That's why it's important to be considerate of others, especially at mealtime as Dr. Roth needs to learn, in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.September 26, 2019Residents/Fellows#MyRadGirlfriend No. 93: Helping the homelessThe closure of the medical residency program at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia had a stunning impact -- especially on the residents who were enrolled there. Ryan does what he can to help in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.September 12, 2019Home#MyRadGirlfriend No. 92: The sacrificeRadiology and laboratory medicine have similar goals -- delivering a diagnosis on a patient's condition. But the way each discipline goes about getting there can vary widely, as Andy discovers in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.August 29, 2019Home#MyRadGirlfriend No. 91: The miracle workerThere's one in every workplace -- the go-to person who's able to solve any problem that pops up. But some dilemmas defy easy solutions, as Andy finds out in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.August 15, 2019Home#MyRadGirlfriend No. 90: The caste system still existsPriya goes old school and asks her parents to set up a date for her. She thinks they've found Mr. Right, until she gets her first text from him in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.August 1, 2019Home#MyRadGirlfriend No. 89: Fair and balanced schedulingIn any radiology department, one of the jobs of the chief resident is to create a schedule that's fair and balanced. Dr. Subrahmanyam can't wait to get a chance at scheduling in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.July 25, 2019Previous PagePage 3 of 12Next PageTop StoriesHomeTop World Cup doc in Los Angeles talks radiologyHow is SoFi Stadium managing imaging services during the most-watched single-sport event on the planet?Radiation Oncology/TherapySingle-fraction SBRT a valid option for localized prostate cancerVideosMRI safety topic: metallic cat-eye nail polishMRIMetallic and cat-eye nail polish in MRICTUsing RIS system log data cuts CT scan times, reduces staff overtime
![Axial images from unenhanced calcium score cardiac CT (left) and curved planar reformation images from CT angiography (right) show that higher long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with greater coronary artery calcium and more obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Top row: Images in a 68-year-old male patient with higher 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (7.9 μg/m3 for particulate matter measuring ≤2.5 μm in diameter [PM2.5] and 17.4 parts per billion [ppb] for NO2) with extensive CAD (coronary artery calcium score [CACS] >1,000 and obstructive CAD [≥70% diameter stenosis]). Bottom row: Images in a 57-year-old female patient with lower 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (6.3 μg/m3 for PM2.5 and 4.6 ppb for NO2) with no CAD (CACS = 0 and no obstructive stenosis).](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/hanneman.r6SMLzkezo.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
