Ryan McBeth

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 88: Data is king, but food fills seats

Data is all the rage as healthcare analysts look for quantitative measures of healthcare quality. But how do you get busy attending physicians and residents to fill out surveys? Find out one trick in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

June 27, 2019

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 87: The feminist narrative

Do today's research trials adequately reflect medical outcomes in women? Or are they too focused on men? Ryan starts to wonder in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

June 13, 2019

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 86: Think before you scoot

Electric scooters are everywhere now, and while they can be a lot of fun, they also can have unintended consequences. One of those is more work for radiologists who read imaging studies from the emergency room -- including Andy, who decides to make a statement in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

May 30, 2019

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 85: The magic of Cinco de Mayo

With the Cinco de Mayo holiday approaching, many hospital residents who aren’t working or aren’t on call have the opportunity to blow off a little steam. Priya and Andy are no different, as we discover in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

May 2, 2019

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Emergency Radiology

#MyRadGirlfriend No. 84: The most dangerous place

Yes, the emergency room can be a dangerous place for a physician. But even greater danger can be found elsewhere in the hospital, as we learn in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

April 11, 2019

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 83: Circling the drain

One of the most challenging things about a radiologist's job can be dealing with referring clinicians, especially ones that are particularly obstinate, as Dr. Rankin is in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

March 21, 2019

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 82: When you hear hoofbeats ...

It's been a late night in the reading room, and Andy encounters a perplexing case that could have a variety of differential diagnoses. Find out how she settles on the correct one in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

March 7, 2019

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 81: The price to pay for being antivax

Antivaxxers may think they're doing the right thing for their kids, but there's a price to pay for not getting vaccinated -- and it's mainly paid by their children, as Andy and Ryan find out in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

February 21, 2019

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 80: Anxiety in the reading room

What fears push your anxiety buttons? For some radiologists, it's the board exam, while others have more existential concerns. Andy has to face some of her internal demons during a long night in the reading room in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

February 7, 2019

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 79: How sweet it is

Most folks would agree that the explosion of new coffee varieties is a great thing. But they can have a downside, as Andy and Priya find out in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

January 24, 2019

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Road to RSNA 2026: AI Preview

AI is the first stop on this year's Road to RSNA preview of the 2026 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

Shoulder X-ray showing clavicle and upper arm bone structure in grayscale radiographic imaging

DDR predicts outcomes after shoulder arthroplasty

Serial CT chest scans showing lung tissue progression across three timepoints with bronchial structures and parenchymal patterns

Lung-RADS may speed diagnosis of cystic airspace lung cancer

MRI brain scan comparison showing T1WI, T2WI, and FLAIR sequences at 7T and 3T field strengths with axial and sagittal views

7T MRI finds more MS lesions

Free Webinar: Agentic AI in Radiology

Free Webinar: Agentic AI in Radiology

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

Two businessmen in suits shaking hands in a professional office setting

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

Two professionals reviewing legal documents at a desk with a gavel during a business consultation

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

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

Trainee-led informed consent talks with patients often insufficient

By Amerigo Allegretto

Results from a study suggest that more attention to the consent process in radiology training may be needed.

October 23, 2026

Older man with glasses speaking with younger male healthcare professional in white coat during medical consultation

High CAC scores nearly doubles 30-year mortality in young adults

Among 12,847 participants, 1,703 (13.3%) had CAC scores above the 90th percentile.

October 23, 2026

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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

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

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

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