Radiology received some impressive news this week, with the announcement that Nicole B. Saphier, MD, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as surgeon general of the U.S. If confirmed, she will be the first radiologist assigned to the post. We’ll keep you up to date on her confirmation process.
Our most-popular story of the week covered research that reported how early SPECT/CT imaging can identify advanced prostate cancer patients most likely to survive long term after lutetium-177 (Lu-177) prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-617 therapy. Our second most-clicked article was a contributed column from Rishi Seth, MD, chief medical innovation officer at Rad AI, on the potential effect of replacing radiologists with AI.
Readers also showed interest in two more stories about AI: one regarding a model that can detect early, subtle tissue changes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) and another that predicts cardiovascular risk from breast arterial calcifications on mammograms.
Finally, check out our coverage of radiologist researchers’ perceptions of year one of U.S. government policies under the Trump administration.
See below for the full list of our top stories of the week:
1. Lu-177 PSMA-SPECT/CT predicts survival in mCRPC
2. Replacing radiologists doesn’t remove risk; it moves it to patients.
3. AI algorithm beats radiologists at spotting early pancreatic cancer
4. AI model predicts cardiovascular risk from BACs on mammograms
5. Radiology researchers weigh in on the impact of political climate
6. JAMA: LCS uptake increases, but still remains low — with uneven gains
7. NET tracers first widened, then closed imaging access gap
8. PET improves treatment planning for pituitary tumors
9. AI improves mammography specificity and speed in Asian reader study
10. 4 CT signs help predict ischemia in small bowel obstruction
11. Children ‘almost invisible’ in public imaging datasets
12. Foregoing SLN breast surgery does not lead to radiation therapy increase
13. Reducing head-neck CTA contrast by 40% saves costs, preserves quality
14. Ultrasound MinnieCast, Episode 7: How VR training in ultrasound is evolving
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