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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
An AI model matched the performance of a board-certified radiologist and outperformed a radiology resident in recommending follow-up imaging from routine radiology reports #radiology #medicalAI #GPT4o
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GPT-4o matches experienced radiologists for follow-up imaging recs
The AI model matched the performance of radiologist readers in recommending follow-up imaging from routine radiology reports.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Up to 64% of patients treated with high-precision radiation therapy (HPRT) for lung cancer develop imaging findings that can mimic tumor recurrence, but only 10% of these are confirmed to be true disease relapse #radiology #HPRT #lungcancer
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How best to characterize CT lung findings after radiation therapy
Serial chest CT is cornerstone of post-RT surveillance, but "accurate interpretation is critical to avoid misdiagnosis."
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
About half of women don’t agree that clinician performance metrics should be based on breast cancer screening attendance #radiology #breastcancer #mammography buff.ly/PJyQ2NU
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Half of women reject clinician metrics tied to breast screening rates
Half of women oppose clinician metrics from breast screening attendance, and many oppose financial incentives from higher ratings.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
What's your diagnosis? #radiology
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76-year-old man with ischemic cardiomyopathy, lightheadedness - myAuntminnie
A 76-year-old man with ischemic cardiomyopathy on long-term mechanical support presented with occasional lightheadedness over the previous one to two months.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) should be considered for women with dense breasts rather than supplemental MRI or ultrasound #breastcancer #DBT #MRI #ultrasound #ACP
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New ACP breast screening guidelines address supplemental imaging
New guidelines by the American College of Physicians address age limits to start and stop breast cancer screening.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
A new case for your consideration! #radiology
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12-year-old girl with pelvic pain - myAuntminnie
A 12-year-old girl presented with pelvic pain.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
MRI has revealed that consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with higher amounts of intramuscular fat, potentially increasing the risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA) #radiology #MRI #osteoarthritis
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MRI highlights worse muscle health from ultra-processed foods
A study has found that ultra-processed food consumption is tied to higher thigh-muscle fat infiltration on MRI.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The research raises questions about CMS's "cap-and-removal" policy #radiology #MIPS #CMS
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Most MIPS quality measures 'topped out' based on a fraction of physicians
CMS designates MIPS measures as "'topped out'" when reporting clinicians consistently achieve high performance.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation (TULSA) is effective over surgery in men with prostate cancer #radiology #ultrasound #prostatecancer #MRI
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MRI-guided ultrasound ablation outperforms surgery in prostate cancer
TULSA may allow patients to recover more quickly and maintain a better quality of life following treatment.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The findings could translate into more tailored patient care #radiology #breastcancer #MRI
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Abbreviated breast MRI after chemotherapy comparable to full protocol
The findings could translate into more tailored patient care, researchers noted.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Planning, collaboration, and risk mitigation are key to managing downtimes in emergency radiology from cyberattacks #radiology
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ARRS: Emergency radiologists can plan for care during system downtimes
Emergency radiologists can take steps toward weathering system failures from malfunctions and cyberattacks.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
CT angiography (CTA) is often the best test for diagnosing sudden coronary artery dissection (SCAD) #radiology #CTA #CT #SCAD
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ARRS: CTA may have key role in imaging SCAD
CTA could be a viable imaging technique in imaging sudden coronary artery dissection (SCAD), an ARRS presentation suggested.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
A higher prevalence of intracranial aneurysms is associated with greater cumulative combat blast exposure among special operations military forces #radiology #MRI #specialforces #blastexposure
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MRI shows link between aneurysm and cumulative combat blast exposure
"These findings suggest that repeated blast exposure may leave a measurable vascular signature in the brain," researchers noted.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
How would you diagnose this case? #radiology
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27-year-old man with right upper extremity mass - myAuntminnie
A 27-year-old man presented with a mass involving the right upper extremity. The mass had been growing in size over the previous two to three months.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
In 2025 alone, the FDA cleared at least 255 radiology AI devices through the 510(k) program #radiology #FDA #medicalAI
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FDA strikes down radiology AI 510(k) exemption arguments
Regulator rejects broad statement of user capabilities in detecting performance issues.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Venous stenting significantly reduced disease severity and improved quality of life in patients with post-thrombotic syndrome #radiology #throbosis #stenttherapy
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Stent therapy effective for post-thrombotic syndrome
Stented patients also reported significantly greater improvement in self-reported quality of life compared with controls.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Imaging has an important role in post-surveillance care for breast cancer patients, but it’s currently up to individual institutions to develop their own management strategies #radiology #breastcancer
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ARRS: How should breast imagers develop surveillance strategies?
An ARRS presentation explored surveillance imaging strategies for breast cancer survivors.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Researchers reported a lung cancer diagnosis rate of 4% in a large regional community health care system in the Mississippi Delta #radiology #lungcancer
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Population-level lung cancer rate higher than NLST rate
Researchers reported a higher lung cancer detection rate after a shorter follow-up period.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Molecular breast imaging (MBI) can help make breast imaging workflows more efficient #radiology #MBI #breastimaging
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ARRS: MBI has considerations for streamlining breast imaging workflows
An ARRS presentation addressed how MBI workflows can be streamlined.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
AI may not take radiologists’ place in medicine, but radiologists should embrace changes that AI brings to their practice by shaping how the technology is integrated into their work #radiology #medicalAI
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ARRS president: Radiologists should embrace AI in evolving world
New ARRS president Christine Glastonbury, MD, talked about the need for "actual intelligence" in shaping how AI used in radiology.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Cancer rates in Canada for 2026 are projected to remain high, particularly for lung, breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers -- which will likely make up 47% of new diagnoses #radiology #prostatecancer #breastcancer #colorectalcancer #lungcancer buff.ly/Hnu9YyM
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Report: 2026 cancer rates to remain high in Canada
The findings underscore the need for caregivers to stay informed regarding incidence of the disease.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
A novel PET radiotracer that visualizes synaptic density outperformed FDG-PET in detecting brain changes associated with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia #radiology #dementia #FDGPET
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New PET tracer shows promise in dementia
SV2A PET may offer a robust, sensitive biomarker for disease staging, treatment monitoring.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Large language models (LLMs) could help create accurate, patient-friendly radiology reports #radiology #LLM #medicalAI
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LLM shows promise in translating radiology reports for patients
GPT-o1 in a study simplified emergency radiology reports and produced translations across multiple languages.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Another case for your consideration! #radiology
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48-year-old man with abdominal pain - myAuntminnie
A 48-year-old man presented with abdominal pain.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Low brain metabolic activity on FDG-PET/CT scans is associated with increased mortality in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) #radiology #NSCLC #PETCT
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PET links brain metabolism to survival in lung cancer patients
Low brain metabolic activity was associated with increased mortality in patients with advanced NSCLC.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Sewn-in weft extensions are not affixed by silicone alone #radiology #MRI
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A hair-raising MRI safety concern: Weft extensions with metallic beads
Hair salon clients with sewn-in weft extensions are being told the extensions are safe for MRI. But are they?
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Radiologists, technologists, and radiation oncologists will be treated to the latest updates and insights in breast imaging at the Society of Breast Imaging’s annual symposium #radiology #breastimaging #SBI
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Incoming SBI president previews annual symposium
Incoming SBI president Gary Whitman, MD, previews the upcoming SBI Annual Symposium in Seattle.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
What's your diagnosis? #radiology
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60-year-old man with finding on cardiac workup - myAuntminnie
A 60-year-old man with a complex cardiac history undergoing cardiac transplant workup was noted to have an incidental finding.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Patients who viewed 3D nature-based video content through the glasses had less urinary retention while not showing any significant differences in other complications compared to patients undergoing the standard treatment #radiology #virtualreality #prostatecancer #ultrasound
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VR glasses soothe patients undergoing TRUS-guided prostate biopsy
Prostate biopsy patients who view nature-based video content via VR glasses reported having less anxiety and more comfort.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The findings highlight "opportunities for improvement and emphasize the need for standardized classification and harm scales to support broader system-level quality efforts across institutions" #radiology #patientsafety
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Study reveals radiology's hidden safety risks
A system-based analysis of radiology patient safety events (PSEs) has revealed recurring harm patterns and vulnerable populations.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Since not every radiology department has a PCCT system, what can be done to reduce contrast dose? #radiology #CT #PCCT #contrastdose
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No PCCT? Radiology departments can still reduce contrast dose
AuntMinnie.com spoke to Mahmud Mossa-Basha, MD, of the University of Alabama about how departments can reduce CT contrast dose.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
A new analytic framework for brain PET has produced an AI biomarker that when applied to Alzheimer's disease better aligns imaging findings with neurodegenerative and clinical outcomes #radiology #brainPET #MedicalAI #Alzheimers
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New method decouples Alzheimer's disease pathology at PET
AI-derived scoring tool shows independent associations, according to researchers.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The technique allows for simultaneous quantification of T1 and T2 images #radiology #MRI #prostatecancer
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MR fingerprinting technique characterizes prostate lesions
The technique can differentiate suspicious prostate lesions from clinically insignificant lesions.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Breast cancer patients who develop cardiac dysfunction during neoadjuvant chemotherapy also experience significantly greater brain tissue loss than those whose heart function remains stable #radiology #breastcancer #chemotherapy #MRI
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MRI reveals linked heart and brain damage in chemotherapy patients
The finding suggests cardiotoxicity and neurotoxicity may be interrelated comorbidities rather than independent side effects.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
How would you diagnose this case? #radiology
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28-year-old woman screened for aortic dissection - myAuntminnie
A 28-year-old woman with undisclosed past medical history presented for screening for aortic dissection.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Backed by industry, government, and academic partners, the Precision Dosimetry Imaging Biomarker (PDIB) project aims to pave the way for personalized radiopharmaceutical therapy #radiology #theranostics #radiotherapy
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Consortium launches 5-year plan to improve theranostics outcomes
The project aims to pave the way for personalized radiopharmaceutical therapy.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
While high AI accuracy and advertisements for AI imaging tools may steer women toward paying for AI's use in breast imaging, “good” or “poor” error rates could drive them away #radiology #medicalAI #mammography #breastcancer
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Accuracy, ads influence women's willingness to pay for AI mammography
Women's willingness to pay for AI-assisted screening mammography varies by accuracy, error rates, and price.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
A single radiologist assistant offloaded nearly 680 hours of noninterpretive work from radiologists at a large Australian private practice over 12 months #radiology
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Rad assistants can save practices hundreds of non-interpretive task hours
Noninterpretive tasks constitute up to 44% of a radiologist’s workday.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
A case for your consideration! #radiology
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75-year-old woman with acute exacerbation of dyspnea - myAuntminnie
CASE INSTRUCTIONS: Click the blue “Take this Case” button. This enrolls you to have access to the case. Alternatively, the button may say “Log in…
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Researchers say findings support use of the QIBA-2023 updated protocol for longitudinal liver stiffness assessment without compromising diagnostic performance #radiology #liverdisease #MRI
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Study affirms MRE as quantitative imaging biomarker
Liver stiffness measurements agree between conventional MR elastography sequence and updated sequence, according to researchers.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Since the expanded approval of the contrast agent Lumason in 2016 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, use of CEUS has grown for pediatric applications #radiology #CEUS #ultrasound #FDA #Lumason buff.ly/iCrRNBG
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Pediatric CEUS use 'slowly' rising since FDA clearances
Since a 2016 clearance by the FDA, the use of pediatric CEUS in the U.S. has grown at a slow pace.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
A case for your consideration #radiology
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75-year-old woman with acute exacerbation of dyspnea - myAuntminnie
CASE INSTRUCTIONS: Click the blue “Take this Case” button. This enrolls you to have access to the case. Alternatively, the button may say “Log in…
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The finding is from an analysis among 421,894 healthy individuals who underwent chest x-rays with a deep-learning model called AgeNet estimating both baseline accelerated aging and longitudinal aging velocity #radiology #xray
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Aging estimates by AI linked to mortality risk
No studies have investigated the ability of aging velocity -- the rate of change in radiographic age over time -- to predict mortality.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
High-dose ablative radiotherapy improves survival for patients with very large intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma tumors #radiology #radiotherapy #bileductcancer
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Ablative RT doubles survival in patients with ‘supermassive’ bile duct tumors
Traditionally, patients with very large tumors were not treated with high-dose ablative RT due to safety concerns.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The finding underscores "the value of detailed emphysema assessment in screening programs and supporting CLE as a systemic disorder with prognostic relevance #radiology #emphysema #CT #lungcancer #CAD
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Emphysema predicts CAC progression among LCS participants
The progression of centrilobular emphysema appears linked to the progression of coronary artery calcification among LCS participants.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Radiologists working less-desirable hours appear to get paid $45,000 less annually than those working day positions #radiology
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Radiologist job listing analysis reveals employer patterns
Report measures demand signals by employer types for Q1 2026.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Recent Medicare payment changes are causing significant financial harm to cancer clinics and threatening patient access to radiation therapy #radiology #radiationtherapy #Medicare #ASTRO
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ASTRO: Medicare changes threaten access to cancer care
More than two-thirds of physicians surveyed reporting declines of 10% or greater.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
What's your diagnosis? #radiology
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37-year-old man with hip pain after a fall - myAuntminnie
A 37-year-old man presented to the emergency room with left hip pain after a fall.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The guidelines provide management recommendations for lactational, granulomatous, and periductal mastitis with squamous metaplasia of lactiferous duct #radiology #mastitis #ultrasound #mammography
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Imaging to have key role in new guidelines on managing mastitis
Medical societies have issued guidelines on managing mastitis in women, including considerations for ultrasound and mammography.
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AuntMinnie.com @auntminnie.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Perhaps not, according to a study published April 1 in the American Journal of Roentgenology #radiology #MedicalAI #ILD #ILA #xray #CT
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Can radiologists, AI reliably identify lung abnormalities on x-ray?
The finding underscores the diagnostic limitation of chest x-ray for identifying these subtle lung changes.
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