Week in Review: New podcast series | F-18 flurpiridaz cardiac PET | Mammography AI

Dear AuntMinnie Member, 

The big news on AuntMinnie this week was the launch of two new podcast series.  

Available now on the AuntMinnie Podcast Network, the inaugural episode of our Women’s Imaging MinnieCast series features a wide-ranging video interview with Amy Patel, MD, on “radvocacy” and how radiologists can make a difference. Ultrasound enthusiasts can look forward to our Ultrasound MinnieCast, which will launch on February 6.  

We’re also shining the limelight on “The Invisible Force,” a new podcast series from MRI safety expert Tobias Gilk. The first two episodes take a deep dive into the 2025 fatal MRI accident in New York. 

Meanwhile, our most highly read story this week described the performance of cardiac PET imaging with F-18 flurpiridaz in clinical practice. In a study involving 150 patients, researchers found that the technique was clinically feasible and demonstrated utility for routine myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with suspected heart disease.  

It was also a busy week for women’s imaging research. A study published late on Thursday reported that AI software could find more breast cancers during screening and reduce interval cancers by 12%. And a research group highlighted the benefits of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for improving breast cancer screening performance over conventional mammography in both younger and older women. 

What’s more, researchers highlighted the performance of handheld ultrasound for second-look breast imaging and results achieved with a breast ultrasound model for predicting treatment outcomes. 

In other popular articles, motion on MRI was found to disproportionately affect certain patient groups. Also, a newly launched phase-III clinical trial is seeking to determine if doctors can tailor targeted radioligand therapy to individual patients. 

See below for the full list of top stories for the week. 

  1. How does F-18 flurpiridaz PET perform in routine clinical practice?

  2. AI-mammography finds more interval cancers, reduces workload

  3. DBT shows advantages over mammography in TMIST Lead-in analyses

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

  5. Women’s Imaging MinnieCast, Episode 1 – Amy Patel and ‘radvocacy’

  6. Should HHUS or ABUS be useful for second-look breast imaging?

  7. New study seeks to tailor RLT to individual patients

  8. Breast ultrasound model achieves high predictive performance for treatment

  9. AI detects tuberculosis on photos of chest x-rays

  10. Embolization safe for treating subdural hematomas in cancer patients

  11. Podcast: Investigating the 2025 fatal MRI accident in New York, 2-episode premiere

  12. What is the impact of the 2026 Medicare Fee Schedule changes on radiology?

  13. Radiomics adds value to CT-feature model for predicting pleural invasion 

  14. AI-measured myosteatosis from CAC CT scans helps predict future COPD

Erik L. Ridley
Editor in Chief
AuntMinnie.com