Week in Review: Responding to next CT contrast media shortage | Echo images and steroid use | ‘Regenerative imaging’

Dear AuntMinnie Member, 

COVID-related disruptions in the supply chain for iodinated contrast media in 2022 led to a global shortage of CT contrast agents. As it’s likely that this type of event will occur again in the future, institutions need to take proactive measures to prepare, according to a talk at this week’s annual meeting of the International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) in Brussels. 

Our report, which featured a number of recommended short-term and long-term measures, was very popular on AuntMinnie last week.  

Coming in at the second spot was our coverage of a new study on how echocardiography has revealed the adverse long-term effects of anabolic steroid use. Both male and female steroid users were found to have a higher lifetime risk of coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial dysfunction. 

AuntMinnie members were also drawn to new research on the concept of “regenerative imaging” for monitoring in vivo cell dynamics in patients after they were treated for neurological disorders. The authors behind the proof-of-concept study believe their results suggest a system for long-term, multimodal monitoring of cell-based therapies. 

Speaking of treatment response monitoring, another group recently highlighted the potential of PET/MR enterography as a useful tool in newly diagnosed patients receiving treatment for small bowel Crohn’s disease.   

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

  1. ISCT: 2025 ICM shortage was a ‘wake-up call.’ Did we listen?

  2. Echo images show consequences of steroid use among athletes

  3. Coming soon? ‘Regenerative imaging’

  4. PET/MR enterography shows promise in Crohn’s disease

  5. Node-RADS evaluates breast cancers on MRI exams

  6. How does practice consolidation affect radiology services pricing?

  7. Agentic AI as the new infrastructure for interoperability

  8. UnitedHealthcare alleges billing fraud in new RP lawsuit

  9. AI interpretation leads to high NPV, recall rates in breast imaging

  10. Follow-up analysis shows ELCAP’s continued efficacy for CVD prediction

  11. Radiology world mourns death of Leonard Berlin

  12. PET tracer shows promise in patients with neuroblastoma

  13. Combination of osmotically active agents improve drug delivery to the brain

  14. Patient-facing AI shifts focus from reports to relationships

Erik L. Ridley
Editor in Chief
AuntMinnie.com