Week in Review: Radiology coding changes | AI and breast MRI | Underuse of percutaneous ablation

Dear AuntMinnie Member,

The 2025 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) update included a number of relevant changes for both diagnostic and interventional radiology. A new column from Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners will help you navigate all of the key coding changes that took effect this year.

Mammography AI technology was the subject of our second-most popular story last week. A study team concluded that the software was helpful in selecting high-risk women to receive supplemental MRI.

Although percutaneous ablation has been shown to be safe and efficacious, it is being profoundly underused to relieve pain in hospitalized cancer patients with bone or soft tissue tumors, researchers have found. Our coverage of the study generated the third-highest page views.

In addition, a large language model was deemed to be useful for generating more comprehensive patient clinical histories for oncologic imaging requisitions than those produced by referring physicians, according to a recent report. Meanwhile, an AI model enabled better detection of congenital heart defects on prenatal ultrasound.

See the list below for all of our top stories from the week.

1. Coding changes that will impact diagnostic and interventional radiology practices
2. Using AI with mammography can help select women for breast MRI
3. Ablation underused to treat pain in cancer patients
4. Can LLMs help improve oncologic imaging interpretation?
5. AI assistance improves CHD detection on prenatal ultrasound
6. Hot shots from Dubai: Arab Health picture gallery
7. 2009 USPSTF breast screening guidelines led to less mammography uptake
8. Ultrasound, histopathological diagnoses assess benign breast lesions
9. Dosimetry key in Lu-177 cancer therapy
10. Cryoablation leads to low breast cancer recurrence rates
11. X-ray study reveals ‘smoking paradox’ in psoriatic arthritis patients
12. Use of PCCT with gadoxetate disodium shows promise for liver imaging
13. AI model detects low BMD on ankle and foot x-rays
14. Wash. bill would loosen supervision rules for RTs, MRI techs

Erik L. Ridley
Editor in Chief
AuntMinnie.com