Week in review: MRI safety oversight | GAE for osteoporosis | Rise of theranostics, Pt. 3

Dear AuntMinnie Member,

MRI safety has been a thorny problem for decades, but preventable accidents still occur at a higher rate than they should. We recently caught up with MRI safety expert Tobias Gilk to hear why MRI safety oversight remains spotty, and you can access the entire video interview in our top story of the week.

In interventional radiology news, researchers have found that genicular artery embolization (GAE) can reduce pain in patients with mild-to-moderate knee osteoarthritis for up to two years. Click here for our coverage.

We’re also highlighting the latest installment of our "Rise of theranostics" series. Part 3 takes an in-depth look at how several leaders have developed theranostics centers.

In other news, the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) gets underway June 7 and AuntMinnie editors will be on the ground in Toronto covering all of the action. Be sure to stop by our special RADCast section for daily reports.

Also, AuntMinnie.com will be celebrating its 25th anniversary at RSNA 2024 and to commemorate the occasion, we’re launching "25 for 25," a new series that will feature the most popular story each year, beginning in 1999 and culminating at RSNA 2024 with this year’s most viewed article. You can check out new articles beginning this Monday, June 10.

See below for the full list of our top stories of the week:

1. MRI safety oversight: Gaps ‘big enough to drive a truck through’
2. GAE effective for knee osteoarthritis for up to 2 years
3. The rise of theranostics: Part 3 – What is a theranostics center?
4. AI reduces breast radiologist workload, false-positive cases
5. Can MRI replace the PSA test in prostate cancer screening?
6. ASCO: Thermal ablation comparable to surgery for liver metastases
7. UC Berkeley researchers develop CT-based ‘virtual stress test’ for BMD
8. Practice consolidation may benefit radiologists
9. Lung ultrasound monitors infants with respiratory conditions
10. How AI has improved CT reconstruction for cardiac cases
11. AI-enhanced cardiac CT could help cardiovascular events
12. Michigan adds requirements for medical imaging equipment operators
13. DEXA suggests link between schizophrenia and bone fragility
14. Food insecurity tied to lower likelihood of mammography screening