Dear AuntMinnie Member,
For radiology, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) — usually released in July — often does not bode well. This year, however, there may be some silver lining to the rule for the specialty, according to Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners. Her analysis was our top story of the week.
Up second was our coverage of a study that suggests that MRI-based advanced imaging analysis and machine learning could predict “molecular profiles” in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Our third most-clicked story described one hospital’s experiment with audiovisual distraction (that is, screening a movie in the bore) during pediatric MRI exams to reduce the need for sedation.
The fourth most-popular article this week covered the release of a white paper regarding cybersecurity in medical imaging, addressing such issues as how to strengthen the medical imaging pipeline, train caregivers, and develop incident response and recovery strategies for data breaches and ransomware attacks. Our fifth most-read story? A study that explored whether imaging is being used to its full potential to diagnose dementia (spoiler alert: It isn’t).
This week, readers also enjoyed AuntMinnie coverage of studies that outlined differences on CT imaging between accidental and abusive head trauma in infants, suggested that PET/CT is a reliable way to diagnose fracture-related infections, and described mammography’s role in diagnosing pregnancy-associated breast cancer.
Finally, don’t miss our article/interview package about how technologists are dealing with higher vacancy rates.
Check out the full list of our top 14 articles for the week:
- The 2026 MPFS Proposed Rule may include some good news
- MRI shows promise profiling hepatocellular carcinoma tumors
- Watching a movie during MR imaging reduces kids’ need for sedation
- White paper endorsed by ACR, SIIM stresses cybersecurity
- Is imaging being used to its full potential to diagnose dementia?
- CT distinguishes between accidental and abusive head trauma in infants
- PET/CT reliable for diagnosing fracture-related infections
- Mammography has role in diagnosing pregnancy-associated breast cancer
- Ultrasound screening for vasa previa tied to better pregnancy outcomes
- AI could be cost-effective for osteoporosis screening
- Generative AI improves clinical decision-making in the ED
- Open-source DL model does well for identifying lung cancer risk
- Fewer Black women may be eligible for supplemental imaging for dense breasts
- How are technologists dealing with higher vacancy rates?
Kate Madden Yee
Senior Editor
AuntMinnie.com