Week in Review: News from SIIM 2026 | Rapid growth of AI | Is the radiologist shortage real?

Dear AuntMinnie Member,

This past week the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) held its annual meeting in Pittsburgh, and we posted extensive reporting on the conference. Of particular interest to readers was a conversation between Jason Funderburk, MD, deputy national coordinator for health IT at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), and incoming SIIM board chair Alex Tobin, MD, about image-sharing barriers, information blocking, AI governance, and the future of health technology policy.

Our second most-clicked story was another discussion at SIIM 2026, this time led by outgoing board chair Nabile Safdar, MD, regarding the rapid growth of AI in imaging. In third place was a story on whether the radiologist job shortage is real, while in the fourth and fifth spots were articles on the conference keynote delivered by Tessa Cook, MD, PhD, about the quality management needed for successful use of AI in imaging and a story on the benefits of interactive multimedia reporting.

These articles are just a taste of our SIIM reporting. Check out full conference coverage here — you won’t want to miss our interviews with Brad Erickson, MD, PhD about current funding challenges radiologists face today and with Nina Kottler, MD, on AI and radiology workflow efficiency. Then take a look at this week’s list of most-read stories:

  1. SIIM: ONC official urges smarter AI, better image sharing
  2. SIIM leaders reflect on rapid growth of AI in imaging
  3. Radiology job market report casts doubt on U.S. radiologist shortage
  4. SIIM: Quality management needed for successful use of imaging AI
  5. SIIM: Interactive multimedia reporting has benefits for radiologists
  6. SIIM: LLMs have tradeoffs in energy use for imaging tasks
  7. fMRI reveals postmenopausal brain connectivity shifts in midlife women
  8. Experts propose new MRI standards for prostate cancer screening
  9. MSK AI tool for ultrasound shows promise for assisting novice imagers
  10. Early FAPI-PET scans match 60-minute scans for lung cancer staging

Kate Madden Yee
Senior Editor
AuntMinnie.com