Ryan McBeth

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 78: Fly, Eagles fly

Are you getting ready for some football playoffs this weekend? As Philadelphia natives, Andy and Ryan can be forgiven for showing their bias in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

January 10, 2019

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 77: The Christmas spirit

Are you working the holiday shift this weekend? If so, you know how hard it is to get into the Christmas spirit. But Andy and Priya do their best in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

December 20, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 76: How to nail it in radiology

Sometimes radiologists can get a bit jaded about their work. Just call it a coping mechanism, as Ryan discovers in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

December 6, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 75: What does 'alternative medicine' mean to you?

The term "alternative medicine" can mean different things to different people. It turns out that Andy and Ryan have very different perceptions of the concept, as we learn in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

November 8, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 74: What not to do on Halloween

It's hard to believe, but some healthcare facilities still x-ray Halloween candy. Does it make any sense? Andy isn't so sure in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

October 18, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 73: Philadelphia care package

Ryan has to spend the next two weeks in Washington, DC, on a contract job, so Andy sends him a care package to remind him of his hometown of Philadelphia in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

September 27, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 72: Coffee run

Andy surprises Ryan with coffee in bed -- but how did she get it if there are no coffee filters in the house? Find out in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

September 20, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 71: Learning on the job

Do clinicians ever ask you to show them how to read imaging exams? Have you ever wanted to tell them what to do with their request? Andy encounters this firsthand in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

September 6, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 70: Listen to your heart

If making bad puns was considered a form of medical malpractice, Ryan would be found guilty in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

August 23, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 69: When the Hippocratic oath doesn't count

Sure, the Hippocratic oath is great and all, but there are times when it takes a back seat to other concerns in today's real-world hospital. Andy and Priya find out one of them while watching their favorite TV show in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

August 9, 2018

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Podcast: California report reveals MRI safety jurisdiction limits

MRI safety experts highlight their difficulties in obtaining a state-level report on a 2023 incident that injured a nurse.

X-ray scan of pelvis with prostate gland highlighted in red, medical diagnostic imaging

PSMA-PET scans guide LDR brachytherapy in prostate cancer

Breast imaging comparison showing mammogram views and ultrasound scan for diagnostic evaluation

Half of false-negative DBT exams are missed cancers

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GE HealthCare to acquire Sofie Biosciences for $945M

Free Webinar: CT Contrast Injection Reimagined

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AI boosts brain aneurysm detection on CT angiography

AI preferentially detected smaller aneurysms (< 3 mm), while radiologists more often identified larger aneurysms (3 to 5 mm and > 5 mm).

September 17, 2026

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ASTRO issues first radiation therapy guideline for bladder cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Bladder preservation should be presented as a curative treatment option alongside radical cystectomy.

September 16, 2026

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LLM on par with head-and-neck subspecialists in analyzing MRI reports

By Amerigo Allegretto

GPT-5-Thinking yields similar diagnostic accuracy compared to subspecialists focusing on orbital and head-and-neck MRI.

September 16, 2026

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CCTA links neighborhood income to atherosclerosis

The relationship between socioeconomic disparities and imaging-defined coronary atherosclerosis on CCTA has not been fully understood.

September 15, 2026

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Chest CT muscle attenuation predicts future bone density loss

Muscle and bone loss commonly coexist with aging, but potential links between paraspinal muscle and thoracic vertebral bone mineral density loss remain poorly understood

September 15, 2026

TotalSegmentator V2 medical imaging study showing AI-powered spinal vertebral segmentation workflow, neural network architecture, and vertebral compression fracture analysis across T1-T10 levels.

Curium gets FDA approval for Lu-177 injection for GEP-NETs

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The radioligand therapy delivers targeted radiation to GEP-NETs by binding to somatostatin receptors expressed on these tumors.

September 15, 2026

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Brains age faster among residents in disadvantaged neighborhoods

By Amerigo Allegretto

MRI data show that living in disadvantaged neighborhoods is tied to adverse brain health.

September 15, 2026

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ASTRO urges CMS to address radiation oncology shortfalls

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

More than two-thirds of radiation oncologists responding to an ASTRO survey this spring reported declines of 10% or more.

September 14, 2026

CAIX-targeted PET tracer shows promise in patients with ccRCC

Ga-68 DPI-4452 PET/CT correctly identified all 23 primary clear cell renal cell carcinoma tumors, achieving 100% sensitivity.

September 14, 2026

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FDA clears new PET agent for brain cancer imaging

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Gliomas account for approximately 30% of all brain and central nervous system tumors.

September 14, 2026

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Standardized care coordination may reduce inpatient MRI safety events

By Amerigo Allegretto

Care level guidelines can improve coordination between MRI technologists and inpatient care teams.

September 14, 2026

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CT visualizes leadless pacemaker encapsulation

By Amerigo Allegretto

CT findings could guide risk stratification and treatment strategies for pacemakers.

September 11, 2026

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