Ryan McBeth

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 58: Bedside manner

If radiologists need to be more patient-facing, Ruchi could probably use some additional training to improve her bedside manner in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

March 7, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 57: The direct anterior approach

Turns out Ryan's been paying attention to Andy's work all this time -- but she thinks he might be showing off in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

February 21, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 56: The magic words

They are the magic words that seem to accompany every radiology report, no matter how obvious the pathology on the medical image. Dr. Roth points this out to Andy in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

February 7, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 55: Recognition

Radiologists sometimes seem to crave more recognition, but that can be a double-edged sword depending on who is doing the recognizing. Andy, Priya, and Dr. Roth ponder this in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

January 24, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 54: Cold weather blues

The cold weather is already starting to get old at Children's Hospital, where Andy finds she has to cope with a deluge of weather-related injuries. And Priya's no help, in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

January 10, 2018

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 53: Follow your dreams

The week between Christmas and New Year's Eve is usually quiet at your typical hospital. But some folks have other plans, as Andy and Ruchi are about to find out in this installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

December 27, 2017

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 52: The old Nintendo trick

If the image quality of your MRI scanner isn't up to snuff, you might try "the old Nintendo trick." But don't tell the service engineers, at least according to the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

December 13, 2017

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 51: First do no harm

Radiology professionals often express a number of reasons for why they'd rather not spend the weekend after Thanksgiving at the RSNA meeting in Chicago -- just ask them. But Priya may have come up with a new one in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

November 24, 2017

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 50: Ready by 6

When it comes to medical specialties, radiology has its share of drawbacks. But there are times when it can't be beat, as Andy discovers in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

November 15, 2017

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#MyRadGirlfriend No. 49: Where's your Flossie?

Every hospital has one -- the old-school doctor who refuses to change with the times. Andy encounters this firsthand in the next installment of #MyRadGirlfriend.

November 1, 2017

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X Ray Radiography Tech Patient 400

Bone-RADS improves accuracy for junior, attending physicans

ACR's Bone-RADS led to improved diagnostic accuracy for junior and attending physicians, but lower accuracy for senior physicians.

Crohn Disease Sign Adobe Dizain

MRI, CT, ultrasound biomarkers help identify Crohn disease strictures

United States Map 400

Low breast cancer screening prevalence tied to socioeconomic factors

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PET/CT reveals ‘chemo brain’ regions in leukemia patients

David Larson Md Stanford Aide Lab 2025

Stanford AIDE lab proposes radiology AI safety monitoring model

ACR CEO talks imaging’s role in spending bill

By Amerigo Allegretto

Dana Smetherman, MD, CEO of the ACR, spoke with AuntMinnie.com about appropriations bills and how imaging may be affected.

September 23, 2025

American Flag Waving 400 (1)

Adding MBI to DBT finds more breast cancers

By Amerigo Allegretto

Adding molecular breast imaging (MBI) to DBT screening leads to more invasive cancers detected in women with dense breasts.

September 23, 2025

Images in a 62-year-old woman who presented for screening. (A) Image from DBT screening (the synthesized 2D mediolateral oblique view of the left breast is shown) at year on was interpreted as negative and showing heterogeneously dense breast. (B) Image from molecular breast imaging screening (mediolateral oblique view) at year one reveals a 0.9-cm non-mass focal area of uptake in the left breast (arrow). (C) Targeted ultrasound scan (transverse image) shows a suspicious mass in the 3-o’clock position of the left breast, 4 cm from the nipple. Ultrasound-guided core biopsy and lumpectomy revealed a 0.9-cm grade 2 invasive ductal carcinoma, an estrogen receptor–negative, progesterone receptor–negative, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–negative lesion, with two sentinel nodes negative (N0).

DEXA study questions OsteoStrong claims

Bone outcomes either remained stable or declined in 38 women who used the musculoskeletal strengthening program for eight months.

September 22, 2025

MWA successful in treating multinodal thyroid conditions

By Amerigo Allegretto

Ultrasound-guided MWA is effective for treating solitary nodules, multinodular goiters, and autonomously functioning nodules.

September 22, 2025

Ultrasound Collage

AI industry paid $39.7M for radiology devices between 2017 and 2023

The funds were part of a total of $179 million in payouts to healthcare professionals and hospitals over the timeframe.

September 22, 2025

Radiation oncologists put RefleXion’s X1 system to the test

A pilot study demonstrates the potential feasibility of using RefleXion's X1 unit in patients with prostate cancer.

September 19, 2025

An example of a typical BgRT plan: A) PET scan on diagnostic PET/CT and B) X1 PET-Linac for patient #15 with a PET avid rib metastasis with GTV size= 3.1 cc, PTV = GTV + 5mm, BTZ (biological tracking zone) = PTV + 5 mm, AC = 14.33 kBq/mL and NTS = 21.04. Red, magenta, and green contours represent GTV, PTV, and BTZ. C) Dose distribution and D) bounded-DVH of a BgRT plan are displayed for the same patient. The bounded Dose-Volume Histogram (DVH) models variations in BgRT delivery, encompassing fluctuation in target background signal variation, target localization and dose delivery uncertainties.

Is it time to ditch physical exams before ultrasound?

By Amerigo Allegretto

Physical exams are omitted in over half of patient cases, and it seems diagnostic outcomes are unaffected.

September 19, 2025

Patient Physical Exam

AAPM critiques study regarding CT before pregnancy

By Kate Madden Yee

The AAPM sought to put the research into perspective, noting that "comorbidities, not radiation dose, likely explain study results."

September 19, 2025

Mammography acquisition parameters affect both AI, radiologist reads

By Kate Madden Yee

The findings could help clinicians better develop "effective strategies for the clinical integration of AI," researchers noted.

September 18, 2025

What prompts radiology department cancellations of imaging orders?

By Kate Madden Yee

Although the percentage of radiology cancellations of imaging orders is low, these cancellations are influenced by particular factors.

September 18, 2025

AI model detects achalasia on chest x-rays

Currently, few noninvasive tests are available for diagnosing the swallowing condition.

September 18, 2025

Saliency maps using Grad-CAM++ (E and H) show the model’s point of interest in chest radiographs (C and F) of patients with achalasia. The model’s point of interest is highlighted with red, yellow, and green. In both the upper and lower panels (E and H), the point of interest is located in a region around the upper esophagus that corresponds to an air esophagogram and/or air-fluid level in the esophagus in the barium esophagogram (D and G).

Imaging linked to blood cancers in children and adolescents

Researchers suggest that medical imaging may be associated with 10.1% of hematologic cancers.

September 18, 2025

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