Ryan McBeth

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 68: The last straw

What's the deal with plastic straws, anyway, and why have they suddenly become public enemy No. 1? Ryan asks this question to Andy and gets more information than he bargained for in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

July 26, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 67: How not to flirt at a singles bar

Andy and Priya head to a singles bar to blow off some steam after a long shift at the hospital. But Priya finds that her impressive research resume doesn't get her very far in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

July 12, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 66: When you need some downtime

The pressures of being a radiology resident in the hospital environment can start to weigh on anyone after a while. Andy finds out she really could use some downtime in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

June 27, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 65: TV show realism

How realistic are kids' TV shows? Especially when they cover medical topics? Andy and Ryan find at least one show that hits the nail on the head in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

June 13, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 64: Confirmed kills

Ryan meets Dr. Rankin for the first time, and Andy has to act fast to keep him from putting his foot in his mouth in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

May 30, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 63: AI and radiology

The arrival of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology can mean different things to different people. In the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend, Ryan and Andy have very different perspectives on how AI will affect their future career prospects.

May 16, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 62: Don't quit your day job

Andy is studying a particularly troublesome case when Ryan makes a joke that falls flat in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

May 2, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 61: Throckmorton points the way

The accuracy of the Throckmorton sign as an aid for detecting pelvic pathology has been hotly debated, but Andy and crew find at least one case in which it works in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

April 18, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 60: The exorcism

What's the scariest place in any hospital? The lunchroom refrigerator. Priya learns this firsthand in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

April 4, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 59: The perils of patient contact

Patient contact means different things to different people, and some radiologists may not be so excited about the new era of patient-facing radiology, as Ruchi and Andy discover in this installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

March 21, 2018

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Chest x-rays reveal atherosclerosis in patients undergoing amputations

Lower limb amputation is an increasingly common major complication of advanced peripheral arterial disease and diabetes mellitus.

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3D MRI technique helps plan treatment for pediatric heart conditions

Images of a 39-year-old who underwent screening mammography. Right craniocaudal (left) and mediolateral oblique (middle) views from preoperative mammography show suspicious grouped fine pleomorphic calcifications (arrows). After biopsy showed ductal carcinoma of situ (DCIS), patient underwent breast-conserving surgery, yielding final diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (intermediate grade, hormone receptor positive). (Right) Screenshot of an output of a commercial AI tool applied to preoperative mammography. AI detected right breast lesion with score of 95% on both views (concentric colored circles). Present study’s reviewing radiologist deemed AI marking to correspond with site of DCIS.

Could AI scoring help with managing DCIS?

Axial contrast-enhanced CT scan in a 28-year-old premenopausal woman shows an incidentally detected solid-appearing left ovarian lesion (solid arrow) anterior to the uterus (U), associated with trace ascites in the right adnexa and cul de sac (dashed arrows). At pathologic analysis, this was shown to be ovarian dysgerminoma. Two readers misdiagnosed this lesion, one as a leiomyoma and one as an ovarian fibroma.

Clinicians, beware: CT diagnostic accuracy varies by adnexal lesion type

Erin Stephens

Radiology coding update for 2026

RUS-PAT ultrasound approach produces 3D vascular images

By Amerigo Allegretto

An imaging system called RUS-PAT could help produce 3D images of entire organs and body parts.

January 20, 2026

Ultrasound Exam Leg 400 (1)

Cardiac PET imaging predicts atrial fibrillation

F-18 FDG uptake was more frequent in the atria and ventricles of patients with AFib compared to those without it.

January 20, 2026

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3 ways to ease increased workload from patient access to imaging reports

By Kate Madden Yee

Radiologists' workloads have increased by almost one-third due to the implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act.

January 20, 2026

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Is risk-based breast cancer screening more beneficial for patients?

By Amerigo Allegretto

Population risk-based breast cancer screening may led to “similar or greater benefits” than age-based screening, results showed.

January 20, 2026

Breast Cancer2 400

DEXA offers new clues on bone health in astronauts

With longer stays in space projected, safeguarding astronaut skeletal health has become even more important.

January 16, 2026

Who can be a certified radiology equipment specialist?

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation has updated its certified radiology equipment specialist program.

January 16, 2026

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RSNA releases Lumbar Degenerative Imaging Spine Classification dataset

By Kate Madden Yee

LumbarDISC is the largest publicly available adult MRI lumbar spine dataset for degenerative disease, according to the society.

January 16, 2026

Back Spine Skeleton

MBI remains underused despite high performance

By Amerigo Allegretto

Molecular breast imaging (MBI) continues to be underused, with an overall decline in utilization between 2017 and 2022.

January 16, 2026

Teleradiology at an inflection point: Growth potential amid market rivalry

By Amy Thompson

Amy Thompson of Signify Research discusses recent trends in the teleradiology market.

January 15, 2026

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LLM outperforms RadLex for expanding terms in radiology reports

By Kate Madden Yee

The research results suggest that the LLM "can aid real-world natural language processing applications," researchers noted.

January 15, 2026

How does high alcohol use affect the brain?

Synaptic density deficits are evident even in people with mild-to-moderate alcohol use disorder.

January 15, 2026

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MRI technique shows promise for diagnosing 'at risk' MASH patients

By Kate Madden Yee

The findings address a clinical need, as noninvasive, accurate diagnostic tools are critical for identifying patients at risk of MASH.

January 14, 2026

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