Dr. Benjamin Roach

AuntMinnie 2006: How 64-slice CT saved my life: A radiologist's story

Buying a major piece of imaging equipment is always a big moment for a radiologist. So Benjamin Roach, MD, was truly excited when his facility, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland, KY, decided to purchase a new CT scanner.

July 29, 2024

How 64-slice CT saved my life: A radiologist's story

Buying a major piece of imaging equipment is always a big moment for a radiologist. So Dr. Benjamin Roach was truly excited when his facility, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland, KY, decided to purchase a new CT scanner. For the purchase of a cutting-edge, state-of-the-art 64-slice scanner, the excitement was palpable: "Think of the lives we'll save," he thought. Little did he know that one of the first lives saved would be his own.

February 6, 2006

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Prostate

New study seeks to tailor RLT to individual patients

The RECIPROCAL trial is seeking to enroll approximately 1,500 participants with prostate cancer nationwide.

A sample input analyzed by the AI model. The film chest x-ray was photographed with a Sony Cyber-shot 20.1 MP digital camera.

AI detects tuberculosis on photos of chest x-rays

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Motion on MRI inordinately affects elderly, male, and Black patients

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Breast ultrasound model achieves high predictive performance for treatment

Cancer Target

Novel radiopharmaceutical therapy could help treat pleural metastases

New study seeks to tailor RLT to individual patients

The RECIPROCAL trial is seeking to enroll approximately 1,500 participants with prostate cancer nationwide.

January 26, 2026

AI detects tuberculosis on photos of chest x-rays

Mobile phone-based analog radiographic image analysis could represent an easily implementable tool.

January 23, 2026

A sample input analyzed by the AI model. The film chest x-ray was photographed with a Sony Cyber-shot 20.1 MP digital camera.

Motion on MRI inordinately affects elderly, male, and Black patients

By Kate Madden Yee

The finding underscores the importance of accounting for motion-risk factors in scheduling, prescan counseling, and positioning.

January 23, 2026

Breast ultrasound model achieves high predictive performance for treatment

By Amerigo Allegretto

A model that uses ultrasound and clinicopathological features can predict treatment success in breast cancer patients.

January 23, 2026

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Novel radiopharmaceutical therapy could help treat pleural metastases

Previously, patients had been heavily treated with standard therapies, such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiation therapy.

January 22, 2026

Does patient anxiety influence MRI contrast extravasation?

By Giuseppe Scappatura

In anxious patients, the MRI environment can sustain or amplify activation of the sympathetic nervous system.

January 22, 2026

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HPI: Kids exposed to more imaging radiation at non-children's hospitals

By Kate Madden Yee

The study underscores the need for "ongoing evaluation of pediatric imaging practices across all hospital types," an HPI team noted.

January 22, 2026

Misinformation may be driving underuse of lung cancer screening

Misinformation about the harms of CT lung cancer screening may cause eligible patients to forego or not be offered the exams.

January 21, 2026

2023 version of AASLD improves ultrasound HCC surveillance

By Amerigo Allegretto

Using the latest version of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) improves HCC surveillance.

January 21, 2026

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Integrating breast and lung cancer screening could identify LC earlier

By Kate Madden Yee

Leveraging the reach of mammography programs may improve lung cancer (LC) screening uptake.

January 21, 2026

What's AI's impact on radiologist burnout?

Despite optimism about AI implementation in radiology, how AI affects radiologist burnout in the real-world remains a "black box," researchers have found.

January 21, 2026

New angioplasty technique shows promise in ICAD patients

Drug-coated balloon angioplasty reduced restenosis and strokes in ICAD patients compared with bare-metal stent placement.

January 20, 2026

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