Dear AuntMinnie member,
The potential of AI algorithms to improve breast cancer risk assessment was demonstrated again in a new study published this week. The researchers believe their findings indicate that these types of risk models could offer a more precise and equitable alternative than breast density for determining access to supplemental breast imaging.
Our second most popular article featured coverage of a wearable PET system capable of imaging the brain during free movement.
Meanwhile, the annual meeting of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) gets underway on May 9 in South Africa, and we caught up with current ISMRM president Mark Griswold, PhD, for a preview. Can’t make it to Cape Town this year? Don’t worry, we’ll be providing comprehensive coverage all week in our special ISMRM 2026 ShowCast.
In this issue, we’re also highlighting three new podcasts on the AuntMinnie Podcast Network. In the latest episode of the Invisible Force, more shocking details are revealed on the imaging center involved in fatal MRI accident last year.
Also, episode 8 of the Women’s Imaging MinnieCast delves into the new addition of image-based AI breast cancer risk assessment in updated National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) clinical practice guidelines. And an abdominal imaging fellow shared his experience with vibe coding.
See below for our other top stories from the week.
Erik L. Ridley
Editor in Chief
AuntMinnie.com
1. DL model outperforms breast density in measuring women’s cancer risk
2. Chinese scientists develop wearable brain PET system
3. ISMRM annual meeting in Cape Town to highlight South African ‘Ubuntu’
4. Podcast: Twisted litigation of fatal MRI accident at open MRI center
5. Women’s Imaging MinnieCast, Episode 8: New NCCN guidance on AI and breast cancer risk
6. Imaging fellow tries vibe coding to solve radiology challenges
7. AI triage flags half of screen-detected cancers in top 2% of scans
8. PSMA-PET linked to higher use of systemic therapies
9. Expanding opportunities for interventional radiology practice
10. MRI reveals how hidden muscle fat increases risk to heart, metabolism
11. Welding fumes linked to distinct lung CT changes, function
12. POCUS assistance leads to no improvements in NICU lumbar punctures
13. Cardiac devices affect mammography image quality
14. Radiation segmentectomy can be optimized before liver transplant