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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#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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Images show the pectoralis muscles of a healthy male individual who never smoked (age, 66 years; height, 178 cm; body mass index [BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared], 28.4; number of cigarette pack-years, 0; forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1], 97.6% predicted; FEV1: forced vital capacity [FVC] ratio, 0.71; pectoralis muscle area [PMA], 59.4 cm2; pectoralis muscle volume [PMV], 764 cm3) and a male individual with a smoking history and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) (age, 66 years; height, 178 cm; BMI, 27.5; number of cigarette pack-years, 43.2, FEV1, 48% predicted; FEV1:FVC, 0.56; PMA, 35 cm2; PMV, 480.8 cm3) from the Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease (i.e., CanCOLD) study. The CT image is shown in the axial plane. The PMV is automatically extracted using the developed deep learning model and overlayed onto the lungs for visual clarity.

DL segmentation of chest muscle volume shows promise for COPD patients

Deep learning (DL)-based muscle volume assessment from routine CT scans could help identify COPD patients with comorbid sarcopenia.

HPI: Workforce attrition higher in radiology subspecialties

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Ultrasound MinnieCast, Episode 2: Body imaging with RUS-PAT

By Amerigo Allegretto

Charles Liu, MD, PhD, discusses a new imaging system combining rotational ultrasound (RUS) with photoacoustic tomography (PAT).

February 20, 2026

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AI accurately flags follow-up imaging recommendations

An AI agent significantly improved the identification of missed diagnostic opportunities in radiologist notes.

February 19, 2026

SCCT: CT-first imaging protocol could transform chest pain evaluation

By Kate Madden Yee

Cardiac CT -- particularly coronary CT angiography -- is reshaping the diagnostic pathway for patients with chest pain.

February 19, 2026

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The rise of theranostics: Part 7 -- Nuclear medicine technologists' rapid evolution

As theranostics gains speed, nuclear medicine technologists (NMTs) face a defining moment.

February 19, 2026

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Radiopharmaceutical therapy use increased 20-fold over a decade

Intravenous administrations of cancer therapies such as Xofigo, Lutathera, and Pluvicto have increased by more than 2000%.

February 19, 2026

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Using GPT‑4o with CT exams helps diagnose ovarian cancer earlier

By Kate Madden Yee

Early detection of ovarian cancer is a persistent challenge, with more than half still diagnosed at metastatic stages.

February 18, 2026

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Survey: Nearly 4 out of 5 practices short on breast imagers

By Amerigo Allegretto

New survey data point to staffing shortages of breast radiologists among U.S. practices.

February 18, 2026

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Pooled evidence: Lu-177 PSMA-617 vs. established therapies in mCRPC

Lu-177 PSMA-617 has a 36% relative reduction in risk of progression versus standard therapies.

February 18, 2026

Prostate Imaging

Cardiac MRI-based ML model predicts MACE risk for STEMI patients

By Amerigo Allegretto

A machine-learning (ML) model based on cardiac MRI and clinical parameters performed well in a study of STEMI patients.

February 17, 2026

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Low-value x-ray persists in patients with maxillofacial trauma

Targeted interventions to reduce low-value imaging may improve diagnostic accuracy.

February 17, 2026

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'Quadruple low' PCCT protocol improves lung cancer imaging

By Kate Madden Yee

The findings could translate to better care for patients who require repeated contrast-enhanced imaging.

February 17, 2026

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New benchmark helps monitor cumulative CT radiation dose

By Kate Madden Yee

The findings highlight the need for systematic dose tracking and rigorous justification of imaging.

February 13, 2026

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