Amerigo Allegretto

Allegretto Amerigo


Based in Pittsburgh, PA, Amerigo covers women’s imaging, ultrasound, and imaging leaders for AuntMinnie.com. Prior to joining AuntMinnie in 2021, he worked in journalism and public relations roles in the Greater Pittsburgh area. He won two Golden Quill awards while writing for the University of Pittsburgh’s communications office. Outside of work, you might catch Amerigo trying new local craft beers or rooting for the Penguins, Steelers, and Pirates.

Ultrasound
TEE-guided CPR shows little additional benefits
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) does not improve outcomes for CPR patients, but it may have hemodynamic benefits.
March 23, 2026
Heart Pulmonary Trunk 400
Womens Imaging
AI-mammography leads to no significant benefits in single-reader study
An AI mammography tool did not lead to significant changes in breast cancer detection and recall in a single-reader setting.
March 20, 2026
Breast Cancer3 400
Podcast Network
Ultrasound MinnieCast, Episode 4: Imaging endometriosis with TVUS
Scott Young, MD, from the Mayo Clinic and SRU discusses challenges and opportunities for using TVUS to diagnose endometriosis.
March 20, 2026
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Womens Imaging
Mammography AI approach finds more breast cancers, reduces workload
An AI approach that excludes low-risk mammograms from radiologist reading led to more cancers being found.
March 19, 2026
Breast Cancer 3 D 400 (2)
AI
Deep learning improves disease detection on echo exams
A deep neural network architecture that combines information from multiple video views could improve echocardiography exams.
March 18, 2026
Heart Artificial Intelligence Ai 400
Womens Imaging
Culturally tailored videos may help inform breast cancer screening
Informational videos that are culturally tailored could help improve breast cancer knowledge among patients.
March 17, 2026
Mammography Breast Ipad Patient 400 (2)
Womens Imaging
Many websites use college-level language to explain AI in mammography
Online information about AI in mammography is written at a college level, which may be challenging for women to understand.
March 16, 2026
Breast Mammo Computer 400
Womens Imaging
Women's Imaging MinnieCast, Episode 4: Where's the love for molecular breast imaging?
Ria Dave talks about research she and colleagues led showing how often MBI is utilized in the U.S.
March 13, 2026
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Womens Imaging
USPSTF guidelines lead to shifted views on breast cancer screening
Women's views on breast cancer screening are more aligned with USPSTF guidelines after viewing an informational decision aid.
March 12, 2026
Mammogram Calendar 400
Ultrasound
Suspended suits offer protection for interventional echocardiographers
Suspended lead suits reduce head-level radiation doses to interventional echocardiographers compared with traditional lead aprons.
March 11, 2026
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Molecular Imaging
NET tracers first widened, then closed imaging access gap
Ga-68 DOTATATE/DOTATOC captured 33.8% market share in its 2017 debut and reached 90.9% by 2020.
Sean Raj, MD, MBA
Ob/Gyn
Preventative screening and the future of endometriosis care
Lung Cancer
CT
JAMA: LCS uptake increases, but still remains low -- with uneven gains
Calculation of radiological peritoneal cancer index (rPCI) adapted from Sugarbaker et al (1). (a) Coronal CT showing regions 0–8. Vertical lines are drawn along the right and left midclavicular line and the horizontal lines along the costal margin and the iliac crests. (b) Coronal CT showing regions 9 to 12. The vertical and the horizontal lines are through the umbilicus divide the small bowel and mesentery into proximal and distal jejunal and ileal regions. Images are republished under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0).
Womens Imaging
CT-based nomogram aids in managing advanced ovarian cancer
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NET tracers first widened, then closed imaging access gap
By Will Morton
Ga-68 DOTATATE/DOTATOC captured 33.8% market share in its 2017 debut and reached 90.9% by 2020.
April 30, 2026
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Preventative screening and the future of endometriosis care
In a column, SimonMed chief medical officer and chief innovation officer Sean Raj, MD, MBA, shares how radiology is poised to lead the transformation of endometriosis care.
April 30, 2026
Sean Raj, MD, MBA
JAMA: LCS uptake increases, but still remains low -- with uneven gains
By Kate Madden Yee
One in four Americans eligible for lung cancer screening (LCS) received it in 2024.
April 30, 2026
Lung Cancer
CT-based nomogram aids in managing advanced ovarian cancer
By Amerigo Allegretto
Researchers have developed a CT-based nomogram that could assist in managing advanced ovarian cancer.
April 29, 2026
Calculation of radiological peritoneal cancer index (rPCI) adapted from Sugarbaker et al (1). (a) Coronal CT showing regions 0–8. Vertical lines are drawn along the right and left midclavicular line and the horizontal lines along the costal margin and the iliac crests. (b) Coronal CT showing regions 9 to 12. The vertical and the horizontal lines are through the umbilicus divide the small bowel and mesentery into proximal and distal jejunal and ileal regions. Images are republished under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0).
4 CT signs help predict ischemia in small bowel obstruction
By Kate Madden Yee
The signs "could be prioritized when interpreting CT examinations in patients with SBO to help guide surgical decision-making."
April 29, 2026
Inflammatory Bowel Crohns
MRI reveals occurrence of placental contractions
By Kate Madden Yee
Characterizing these contractions could help clinicians better understand the placenta's function.
April 29, 2026
Uterine and placental changes during an example placental contraction. The top row shows axial MRI images at selected times points before, during and after a placental contraction (indicated by vertical lines on the graph below) with segmentations shown below. Changes in placental and non-placental volumes, wall areas and placental R2* (all measured across the whole volume of the uterus, not just the single slice shown) are plotted underneath. The legend indicates the colors used for the lines in the plots and the regions indicated in the segmentation.
Lu-177 PSMA-SPECT/CT predicts survival in mCRPC
By Will Morton
Lu-177 PSMA-617 SPECT/CT total tumor volume complete response at six weeks associated with overall survival.
April 29, 2026
Quantification of total tumor volume (TTV) at lutetium-177 prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)–617 SPECT/CT shows heterogeneous TTV responses between dose 1 (Cycle #1) and dose 2 (Cycle #2) in participants with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Posttherapy coronal attenuation-corrected noncontrast SPECT/CT maximum intensity projection images demonstrate (A) near-complete response in a 76-year-old man, (B) complete response in an 83-year-old man, (C) partial TTV reduction (not complete response) in a 69-year-old man, and (D) TTV increase (i.e. progressive disease) in a 74-year-old man. Blue-shaded regions represent semiautomatically segmented PSMA-avid tumor volume, with associated TTV values given at the bottom of each panel. The gradient bar shows standardized uptake value (SUV) from 0 to 5.
AI algorithm shines in spotting early pancreatic cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
The findings could help shift diagnosis of PDA from late-stage terminal disease to early-stage treatable disease.
April 28, 2026
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Functional MRI predicts CTD-ILD progression better than standard tests
By Kate Madden Yee
The technique performs better for this indication than do standard clinical tools such as chest CT and pulmonary function tests.
April 28, 2026
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PET improves treatment planning for pituitary tumors
By Will Morton
Ga-68 DOTATATE PET altered radiation treatment volumes by nearly 20% compared with MRI alone.
April 28, 2026
A 53-year-old patient (patient number four) with a recurrent pituitary adenoma with extension of a cystic component of disease to the medial temporal lobe apparent on MRI (contoured in blue), and extension of disease to the left sphenoid bone and orbital apex apparent on [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-TATE (contoured in yellow).
Replacing radiologists doesn’t remove risk -- it moves it to patients
AI is not ready to replace radiologists in any meaningful or scalable way.
April 28, 2026
Rishi Seth
Radiology researchers weigh in on the impact of the political climate
By Liz Carey
Group begins research into how political environments may intersect with research practice.
April 27, 2026
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