Erik L. Ridley

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Week in Review: Disappointing CDS results | MRI and liver cancer | NSCLC survival predictions from chest CT

Research on the performance of clinical decision support (CDS) software and an MRI scoring model for predicting early recurrence of liver cancer generated the most page views on AuntMinnie.com last week.

February 14, 2025

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

Our top articles this week featured coding changes for diagnostic and interventional radiology and the use of AI in recommending supplemental breast MRI for women at high risk of breast cancer.

February 7, 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Can LLMs help improve oncologic imaging interpretation?

A large-language model was found to significantly improve the quality of patient clinical histories for oncologic imaging requisitions.

February 4, 2025

Week in Review: Burnout and radiologist shortage | Brain MRI | Competition for CT scans

Burnout and the shortage of radiologists have been a problem in radiology for the last few years. And these challenges continue to elicit concern, according to a recent survey of teleradiologists.

January 31, 2025

Week in Review: Predicting immunotherapy response in NSCLC | Mammography reimbursement | Cardiac PET/CT

The use of AI to predict response to immunotherapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and an update on mammography reimbursement were the top two stories on AuntMinnie.com last week.

January 24, 2025

Week in Review: John Henry Generation of radiologists? | Predicting prostate cancer progression | Tracking dementia patients

Our most popular story this week was the final article in a two-part series by radiologist Joshua Ewell, DO, on the future of AI and radiology.

January 17, 2025

Week in Review: Spike of PSMA-PET imaging | The challenge of ‘dysrhythmic’ radiologists | The last of the radiologists?

Two new columns and an analysis of the recent uptake in PSMA-PET imaging were among the most highly viewed articles this week on AuntMinnie.com.

January 10, 2025

Week in Review: Aetna sues Radiology Partners | Impact of USPSTF guidelines | Gender fraud case

Our first Week in Review of 2025 is headlined by our coverage of a lawsuit filed by Aetna against Radiology Partners.

January 3, 2025

Week in Review: CBD for breast cancer patients | Top 10 stories of 2024 | Response to Ra-223 therapy

The potential for CBD to lower clinical anxiety in breast care patients and our most popular stories of the year generated the most page views on AuntMinnie.com this week.

December 20, 2024

Missed aneurysm | CEO shooting suspect’s x-ray | AI predicts DCIS recurrence

Our top stories of the week included coverage of a complaint against a Florida radiologist and a spine x-ray of the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter.

December 13, 2024

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There are several conceivable advantages of F-18 FDG PET/CT over conventional imaging. Image A and B showing an example of the distinctive capability of the F-18 FDG PET/CT. A shows a fusion image of F-18 FDG PET/CT and low-dose CT and B an high resolution chest CT of a patient with an Aspergillus infection. The suspected aspergilloma is concealed on the high resolution CT due to the lung fluids and consolidation. Image C and D (fusion image of F-18 FDG PET/CT and low-dose CT and low-dose CT only, respectively) are examples of the ability to image inflammation while no concurrent abnormalities are visualized, in this case prostatitis (red arrows). Image E, a maximized intensity projection of F-18 FDG PET, shows a patient with lung infections and multiple muscle abscesses after MRSA sepsis. This is an illustrative example of a relevant dissemination investigation. Image and caption available for republishing under Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0 DEED, Attribution 4.0 International) and courtesy of Annals of Intensive Care.

PET/CT reveals new infections in ICU patients

F-18 FDG-PET/CT is a valuable approach for diagnosing unknown infections in intensive care unit (ICU) patients.

Ultrasound Diagnostic Control Panel 400

Ultrasound falls short for detecting endometrial cancer in Black women

Fat Tissue Adipocytes

T2-weighted MRI shows promise for body composition analysis

1Each lung has been split into three parts. Each area has been given a score between 0 and 3. Score values are shown in Ultrasonograms to match 4 different patterns. During a longitudinal scan with a high-resolution linear probe, pictures of patterns were taken. The scores are as follows: 0 means A pattern, 1 means B pattern, 2 means severe B pattern, and 3 means extended consolidation. Images available for publishing under a creative commons license, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

LUS reliable for care strategies in infants with RDS

(A) Representative maximum-intensity projection and selected PET/CT images (fused, PET and CT only) of patient with metastatic prostate cancer at 1 hour after injection. (B and C) Low uptake of Ga-68 PSMA-R2 in salivary and submandibular glands is also demonstrated. (D) Images show heterogeneous uptake of Ga-68 PSMA-R2 with varying degrees of intensity in multiple spine bone lesions (vertebral sclerotic lesion with intense PSMA-R2 expression at its periphery indicated with red arrow). HU = Houndsfield unit; SUVbw = body-weight SUV. Images and caption courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

PSMA-PET tracer performs well in clinical trial

PET/CT reveals new infections in ICU patients

F-18 FDG-PET/CT is a valuable approach for diagnosing unknown infections in intensive care unit (ICU) patients.

February 21, 2025

There are several conceivable advantages of F-18 FDG PET/CT over conventional imaging. Image A and B showing an example of the distinctive capability of the F-18 FDG PET/CT. A shows a fusion image of F-18 FDG PET/CT and low-dose CT and B an high resolution chest CT of a patient with an Aspergillus infection. The suspected aspergilloma is concealed on the high resolution CT due to the lung fluids and consolidation. Image C and D (fusion image of F-18 FDG PET/CT and low-dose CT and low-dose CT only, respectively) are examples of the ability to image inflammation while no concurrent abnormalities are visualized, in this case prostatitis (red arrows). Image E, a maximized intensity projection of F-18 FDG PET, shows a patient with lung infections and multiple muscle abscesses after MRSA sepsis. This is an illustrative example of a relevant dissemination investigation. Image and caption available for republishing under Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0 DEED, Attribution 4.0 International) and courtesy of Annals of Intensive Care.

Ultrasound falls short for detecting endometrial cancer in Black women

By Amerigo Allegretto

Ultrasound-based strategies fall short of biopsy for detecting endometrial cancer in non-Hispanic Black women.

February 21, 2025

Ultrasound Diagnostic Control Panel 400

T2-weighted MRI shows promise for body composition analysis

By Kate Madden Yee

Using deep learning with T2-weighted MR imaging is a feasible way to assess patients' body composition, researchers have reported.

February 21, 2025

Fat Tissue Adipocytes

LUS reliable for care strategies in infants with RDS

By Amerigo Allegretto

Lung ultrasound (LUS) scoring is reliable for determining whether preterm newborns need surfactant for suspected respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).

February 20, 2025

1Each lung has been split into three parts. Each area has been given a score between 0 and 3. Score values are shown in Ultrasonograms to match 4 different patterns. During a longitudinal scan with a high-resolution linear probe, pictures of patterns were taken. The scores are as follows: 0 means A pattern, 1 means B pattern, 2 means severe B pattern, and 3 means extended consolidation. Images available for publishing under a creative commons license, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

PSMA-PET tracer performs well in clinical trial

PET/CT imaging with a new gallium-68-based prostate cancer radiotracer shows promise for detecting recurrent metastatic disease.

February 20, 2025

(A) Representative maximum-intensity projection and selected PET/CT images (fused, PET and CT only) of patient with metastatic prostate cancer at 1 hour after injection. (B and C) Low uptake of Ga-68 PSMA-R2 in salivary and submandibular glands is also demonstrated. (D) Images show heterogeneous uptake of Ga-68 PSMA-R2 with varying degrees of intensity in multiple spine bone lesions (vertebral sclerotic lesion with intense PSMA-R2 expression at its periphery indicated with red arrow). HU = Houndsfield unit; SUVbw = body-weight SUV. Images and caption courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

CT best for diagnosing suspected wooden foreign objects in the eye

By Kate Madden Yee

CT imaging is best for diagnosing suspected intraorbital wooden foreign bodies, although MR imaging does offer valuable supplementary information.

February 20, 2025

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ACS: Fewer Black men are dying from cancer

Black men in the U.S. between the ages of 40 and 59 experienced a 65% to 67% decline in cancer mortality between 1999 and 2022, according to 2025 ACS statistics.

February 20, 2025

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Insurance influences which type of fibroid treatment a woman undergoes

By Kate Madden Yee

Whether a woman is covered by Medicare or by commercial insurance appears to influence the type of treatment she will likely undergo for uterine fibroids.

February 19, 2025

Lung biomarkers inform patient selection for EBUS-TBNA

By Amerigo Allegretto

Lung imaging biomarkers can inform patient selection for endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA).

February 19, 2025

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Are white-matter hyperintensities found on MRI biomarkers for TBI?

By Kate Madden Yee

White-matter hyperintensities found on high-resolution FLAIR images on 3-tesla MRI aren't necessarily biomarkers for mild traumatic brain injury (TBI).

February 19, 2025

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Epicardial adipose tissue on LDCT tied to cardiovascular mortality risk

By Amerigo Allegretto

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) on low-dose CT (LDCT) images is tied to higher cardiovascular mortality risk in lung cancer patients.

February 18, 2025

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) segmentation (shading) at noncontrast chest CT in axial orientation. Representative examples show EAT changes (ΔEAT) between baseline and two-year follow-up CT scans in participants who survived (typical changes) and increasing and decreasing EAT in participants who died. Images and caption courtesy of the RSNA.

7-minute shoulder MRI scans are feasible

A commercially available deep-learning (DL) algorithm can enable high quality seven-minute shoulder MRI exams.

February 18, 2025

Images in an 18-year-old man with recurrent dislocations of the right shoulder. (A, B) Unenhanced coronal, (C) axial, and (D, E) sagittal deep learning super-resolution threefold parallel imaging -- accelerated turbo spin-echo MRI scans were obtained at 3-tesla field strength. (A) Coronal T2-weighted fat-suppressed (FS) and (B) coronal proton density (PD)-weighted MRI scans show a nondisplaced superior labral tear (arrows). (C) Axial proton density-weighted fat-suppressed, (D) sagittal T2-weighted fat-suppressed, and (E) sagittal T1-weighted MRI scans show continuation into a nondisplaced anteroinferior labral tear (arrows). All seven readers correctly diagnosed the arthroscopy-validated findings. (F) An arthroscopic photograph shows the anteroinferior labral tear (arrow). Image and caption courtesy of the RSNA.

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