Cardiac Imaging
April 28, 2025
Opportunistic Calcium Scoring Shifts to Abdomen April 28, 2025
Most of the recent research on calcium scoring has focused on calcium in the coronary arteries and its link to cardiovascular disease. But a new study in American Heart Journal used abdominal CT scans with AI analysis for opportunistic measurement of abdominal aortic calcium to predict cardiac events – possibly earlier than CAC scores. CT-derived […]
MR Scanners
April 24, 2025
MRI Recon Gets Real with AI-Driven Protocols April 24, 2025
AI-based data reconstruction for MRI scans took a step forward this week with studies showing how to generate 3T-like images from ultralow-field scanners, and improve scanner efficiency by cutting energy consumption. MRI is radiology’s premier modality, but MRI scanners are cumbersome to install and expensive to operate. Enter AI-based image reconstruction. Deep learning protocols are […]
Breast Imaging
April 21, 2025
Patients Want Mammo AI, But Mostly As Backup April 21, 2025
Patients support the idea of having AI review their screening mammograms – under certain conditions. That’s according to a new study in Radiology: Imaging Cancer that could have implications for breast imagers seeking to integrate AI into their practices. Mammography screening has been identified as one of the most promising use cases for AI, but […]
