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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Early exposure program introduces college students to imaging careers

Participating students said the program increased their awareness of careers in medical imaging and radiology.

MinnieCast Ultrasound podcast featuring Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography 2026 conference

Ultrasound MinnieCast, Episode 18: SDMS 2026

Radiologist reviewing CT and X-ray scans on dual monitors in medical imaging workstation

Chat messaging platform could reduce phone call disruptions

Unified imaging systems are a C-suite imperative

Free Webinar: CT Contrast Injection Reimagined

Free Webinar: CT Contrast Injection Reimagined

MRI shows how hormones affect mood

By Amerigo Allegretto

MRI scans show how higher progesterone levels indicate lower mood.

September 2, 2026

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Radiologist pipeline trails increase in training positions

Radiology residency positions rose 33% between 2010 and 2025.

September 2, 2026

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Neighborhood deprivation tied to lower breast cancer screening

By Amerigo Allegretto

Women residing in neighborhoods with high deprivation have lower odds of getting their mammograms.

September 2, 2026

Healthcare professional guiding patient during mammography screening examination

SPECT/CT access unequal across U.S.

At the state level, California, Texas, and Florida had the highest number of facilities in absolute terms.

September 1, 2026

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AI cuts chest CT reporting time

Exploratory modeling suggested an approximate reduction of 0.5 full-time equivalent radiologist workload.

September 1, 2026

Example of AI-assisted pulmonary nodule detection and longitudinal volumetric assessment in a 65-year-old woman with peripheral arterial disease, a 24-pack-year smoking history, emphysema, and a family history of lung cancer. An incidental 8.5-mm right lower lobe pulmonary nodule is identified at CT angiography of the abdomen in July 2022 but does not receive follow-up. Subsequent imaging demonstrates interval growth, and CT-guided biopsy confirms stage IA lung adenocarcinoma. Contrast-enhanced axial chest CT images obtained on February 2, 2024, before robotic-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy, show a 12.1-mm spiculated right lower lobe pulmonary nodule. (A) Conventional contrast-enhanced axial chest CT image without AI assistance shows a 12.1-mm spiculated right lower lobe pulmonary nodule. (B) Corresponding CT image with AI-assisted pulmonary nodule detection, automated segmentation, and quantitative nodule assessment identifies a solid pulmonary nodule (nodule #1) measuring 13 × 8 (11) mm, with a volume of 739 mm3, a 45% volumetric increase compared with the previous contrast-enhanced chest CT performed on October 9, 2023 (510 mm3), and an estimated volume doubling time (VDT) of 216 days. (C) AI-generated longitudinal nodule analysis displays automated segmentation of the current (February 2, 2024) and previous (October 9, 2023) CT examinations, 3D nodule reconstruction, and quantitative volumetric assessment for longitudinal follow-up. The AI interface is displayed in the original software language (Dutch).

PCCT on par with MRI for diagnostic breast imaging

By Amerigo Allegretto

PCCT performed similarly to MRI for characterizing breast lesions and finding additional lesions.

September 1, 2026

Medical imaging classification chart showing four morphological patterns across three imaging modalities for diagnostic reference.

Self-interpreting by ordering clinicians tied to low-value imaging

By Amerigo Allegretto

Visits involving clinicians who self-interpreted all their ordered imaging had higher odds of imaging overall.

September 1, 2026

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POCUS improves timeliness in emergency pregnancy care

By Amerigo Allegretto

Emergency POCUS can reduce length of stay and time to diagnosis while not leading to more missed diagnoses of ectopic pregnancy.

August 31, 2026

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Bayer's PET agent meets endpoints in phase III cardiac amyloidosis study

Overall sensitivity was 94% (95% CI, 85% to 98%) and specificity was 86% (95% CI, 77% to 92%).

August 31, 2026

Cardiac PET/CT imaging comparison showing five amyloidosis types with axial, sagittal, and coronal views demonstrating varying myocardial uptake patterns.

MRI-based biomarker tool can predict progression to dementia

By Amerigo Allegretto

The tool measures gray matter shrinkage in the brain, predicting when mild cognitive impairment progresses to dementia.

August 28, 2026

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Is nitroglycerin necessary prior to photon-counting CT?

Sublingual nitroglycerin is routinely administered before CCTA to induce coronary vasodilation.

August 27, 2026

Medical imaging comparison showing vascular CT angiography scan and coronary angiography with arterial contrast visualization

PET outperforms CT in ovarian cancer

Peritoneal carcinomatosis in ovarian cancer is cancer that has spread from the ovaries to the peritoneum.

August 28, 2026

Multimodal medical imaging showing CT, PET, and fused PET-CT scans for oncological assessment with axial, coronal, and full-body views.

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