Medical Imaging September 15, 2025

Managing Incidental Findings Isn’t Impossible September 15, 2025

The number of incidental findings on medical imaging scans nearly quadrupled over nine years at a large academic medical center. That’s according to a new JACR analysis that fortunately offers strategies for following up on these unexpected imaging discoveries. Incidental findings – defined as suspicious areas on medical images that aren’t related to a patient’s […]

Lung Cancer Screening September 11, 2025

CT Lung Screening News from WCLC 2025 September 11, 2025

The World Conference on Lung Cancer wrapped up this week in Barcelona, and CT lung cancer screening was a highlighted topic, as it was at WCLC 2024 in San Diego. The last year has seen significant global progress toward new population-based lung screening programs, and sessions at WCLC 2025 highlighted the advances being made…  The […]

Artificial Intelligence September 8, 2025

Bayer Steps Back from Blackford September 8, 2025

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer said it plans to deprioritize its investment in AI platform company Blackford Analysis as part of a general move away from the platform business. Bayer is also winding down its investment in Calantic Digital Solutions, the digital platform company it formed in 2022.  The move is a stunning turnaround for Blackford, which […]

Artificial Intelligence September 4, 2025

Lunit Acquires Prognosia Breast Cancer Risk AI September 4, 2025

AI developer Lunit is ramping up its position in breast cancer risk prediction by acquiring Prognosia, the developer of a risk prediction algorithm spun out from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The move will complement Lunit and Volpara’s existing AI models for 2D and 3D mammography analysis.  Risk prediction has been touted […]

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MR Scanners September 8, 2025

Why Radiology Leaders Are Turning to AI – And Why They’re Not Looking Back September 8, 2025

From single-scanner clinics to university hospitals, radiology leaders around the globe face the same challenge: keeping up with rising patient demand while managing costs. MRI volumes are climbing. Scanner hours and budgets? Not so much. No matter the size or scale of the operation, diagnostic imaging providers face a familiar set of challenges: AI offers […]

Cardiac Imaging August 28, 2025

Cardiac CT’s Long-Term PROMISE August 28, 2025

Coronary CT angiography works just as well as traditional stress testing over the long haul for patients with stable symptoms of coronary artery disease. That’s according to the latest follow-up data from the PROMISE study in JAMA Cardiology, which found no difference in mortality between either strategy.  PROMISE was a randomized controlled trial that compared […]

Artificial Intelligence August 25, 2025

Ensemble Mammo AI Combines Competing Algorithms August 25, 2025

If one AI algorithm works great for breast cancer screening, would two be even better? That’s the question addressed by a new study that combined two commercially available AI algorithms and applied them in different configurations to help radiologists interpret mammograms. Mammography AI is emerging as one of the primary use cases for medical AI, […]

Brain Imaging August 21, 2025

AI for Brain MRI August 21, 2025

What if you could speed up brain MRI exams by performing fast scans for most patients, and reserving complex sequences for the patients who need them? A hint of that future comes from a new study in which AI showed progress in helping radiologists interpret scans with fewer sequences. MRI can visualize minute structures in […]

MR Scanners August 18, 2025

MRI of Bullet Fragments Is Possible August 18, 2025

Radiology has a renewed focus on MRI safety following the tragic death of a New York man in an MRI accident last month. With that in mind, a new JACR study looks at adverse MRI events caused by an uncommon but still important phenomenon: retained bullet fragments in patients getting scans.  MRI is radiology’s most […]

Artificial Intelligence August 14, 2025

Unpacking Heartflow IPO’s Lessons for AI Firms August 14, 2025

Cardiac AI specialist Heartflow went public last week, and the IPO was a watershed moment for the imaging AI segment. The question is whether Heartflow is blazing a path to be followed by other AI developers or if the company is a shooting star that’s more likely to be admired from afar than emulated. First […]

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