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Shaping the future of radiology in 2025: Trends, threats, and opportunities

AuntMinnie

Radiology is undergoing significant changes in 2025, driven by healthcare advancements, regulatory challenges, and workforce dynamics. Key trends include hospital consolidation of radiology services, the need for stronger cybersecurity, and innovative strategies to address staffing shortages. Adjusting to these shifts will be crucial for radiology professionals and organizations to remain competitive.

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Some Advice on Learning Radiology

Ben White

Here are several things to consider about learning radiology in addition to my articles on Approaching the R1 Year, How to be a First Year Radiology Resident , and Radiology Call Tips. Develop Robust Search Patterns Real search patterns are not just the order in which you analyze a fresh scan, they are a series of if-then statements: If I see this finding, then I will look carefully at this other structure for an associated abnormality.

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CT Study Reveals Key Indicators for Angiolymphatic Invasion in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Diagnostic Imaging

In computed tomography (CT) scans for patients with solid non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) < 30 mm, emerging research suggests the lollipop sign is associated with a greater than fourfold likelihood of angiolymphatic invasion.

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Several states propose legislation to bolster coverage for supplemental breast imaging

Radiology Business

Those proposing breast imaging-related measures so far in 2025 have included Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Missouri, New York, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia, ACR reports.

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Testing Innovations in Cancer: How to evaluate and use new technologies

Amidst rising cancer prevalence and soaring costs, new cancer technologies and innovations are emerging to support the early detection, treatment, and surveillance of cancer. Read this guide to understand how to evaluate these solutions for your employees and members – and to learn more about the current state of coverage, clinical and cost effectiveness, and impact on quality and outcomes.

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AI will transform early cancer detection, save lives in 2025

AuntMinnie

There are many important things in healthcare that only a medical professional is capable of and AI cannot do, including but not limited to: empathizing with patients, feeling the joy of positive test results and sharing the heartbreak of negative, or exercising intuition honed over decades of experience treating patients in real-world clinical settings.

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Can Generative AI Facilitate Simulated Contrast Enhancement for Prostate MRI?

Diagnostic Imaging

Deep learning synthesis of contrast-enhanced MRI from non-contrast prostate MRI sequences provided an average multiscale structural similarity index of 70 percent with actual contrast-enhanced prostate MRI in external validation testing from newly published research.

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ACR wants radiologist feedback as CDC eyes nonphysician X-ray reads

Radiology Business

The agency is considering whether to let NPs and PAs examine radiographs in a federal health surveillance program.

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POCUS useful for diagnosis of retained conception tissue

AuntMinnie

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can be a useful tool for diagnosing "retained products of conception" in women, suggest findings published January 13 in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. A team led by Zachary Boivin, MD, from Yale University in New Haven, CT, found that POCUS can accurately diagnose this tissue in patients being managed surgically or medically.

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New GBCA uses 60% less gadolinium

Health Imaging

Bayers latest contrast agent is proving its potential in clinical trials as a promising alternative to agents with higher gadolinium content.

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Maximize Your Radiology Center’s Performance With Specialized Scheduling

Patient-centric scheduling can only be achieved through optimized radiology workflows, effective communications between staff and physicians, and, of course, through specialized schedulers. In this guide, we’ll take you through a step-by-step process to transform your radiology center into a high-performance hub of medical imaging.

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A Closer Look at the New Appropriate Use Criteria for Brain PET: An Interview with Phillip Kuo, MD, Part 1

Diagnostic Imaging

In a recent interview, Phillip Kuo, M.D., discussed the impact of newer anti-amyloid antibody therapies for Alzheimers disease upon recently issued appropriate use criteria (AUC) for amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) imaging as well as the incorporation of tau PET into the AUC for patients with mild cognitive impairment.

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RadNet sees potential midsize and larger acquisitions on its horizon

Radiology Business

Leaders with the Los Angeles-based, publicly traded imaging center operator spoke Jan. 15 at the 43rd annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.

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Current topics in mammography

AuntMinnie

Mammography remains one of the most critical areas of radiology practice -- and one that is facing changes in reporting requirements and reimbursement policy. Even with additional mammography reporting requirements placed on radiology practices, the reimbursement value of mammography services has not changed to reflect the extra work. However, changes to screening policy could provide increased mammography volume.

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Brain changes related to Huntington's evident on imaging decades before symptoms emerge

Health Imaging

Experts hope their findings offer valuable insights that one day lead to improved interventions aimed at preserving brain function in patients with Huntington's.

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The Employers Guide to Controlling Cancer

About 40% of us will be diagnosed with cancer in our lifetime, and patients are getting younger. At the same time, the cost of treatment continues to rise, with employers spending 8.5% more on cancer care for each employee than they did last year. The best thing employers can do for their employees and business tomorrow is to invest in cancer detection and care today.

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Can AI Bolster Breast Cancer Detection in DBT Screening?

Diagnostic Imaging

In sequential breast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), true positive examinations had more than double the AI case score of true negative examinations and the highest positive AI score changes from previous exams, according to new research.

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Ultrasound-directed microbubbles could boost immune response against tumors

ScienceDaily

Researchers have designed process that uses ultrasound to modify the behavior of cancer-fighting T cells by increasing their cell permeability. They targeted freshly isolated human immune cells with tightly focused ultrasound beams and clinically approved contrast agent microbubbles. When hit with the ultrasound, the bubbles vibrate at extremely high frequency, acting as a push-pull on the walls of the T cell's membranes.

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CEM-, radiomics-based models predict breast biopsy outcomes

AuntMinnie

Machine-learning models combining features from radiomics and contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) can predict breast biopsy outcomes in high-risk women, suggest findings published January 10 in Academic Radiology. Researchers led by ShandongWuPhD, from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania highlighted the performance of their machine learning models, reporting that they can predict biopsy outcomes in women with BI-RADS 4 or 5 breast lesions.

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GE HealthCare signs $1B imaging AI deal with 1 of nation’s largest nonprofits

Radiology Business

The collaboration is with Sacramento-based Sutter Health, which operates 24 acute care hospitals across California, employing over 29,000 clinicians.

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Improving Access To & Utilization Of Cancer Screening With Color

Discover how Color's comprehensive care solution is revolutionizing cancer screening adherence and knowledge. Through an in-depth case study, Color's unique approach to comprehensive cancer care has shown significant benefits in increasing screening rates and enhancing patient knowledge. Participants reported a 2-3x increase in adherence to screening guidelines over just 8 weeks, with 84% of participants increasing their familiarity with timing and frequency of cancer screening.

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Mayo Clinic and Microsoft partner to advance generative AI in radiology

Health Imaging

The pair's hope is that their model, which will first focus on chest X-rays, will provide significant benefits for radiology workflows.

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MRI scanning and biopsy could reduce delays in the correct treatment for bladder cancer by more than six weeks

ScienceDaily

Patients with a common aggressive type of bladder cancer could get correct treatment significantly quicker as new research suggests that initial MRI imaging and biopsy could be used to reduce the time patients wait.

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Genetic testing, risk assessment tied to more breast MRI uptake

AuntMinnie

Women with high-risk pathological variants for breast cancer as identified by genetic testing and risk assessment are about 10 times more likely to undergo breast MRI, a study published January 13 in JAMA Network Open has found. Researchers led by Leah Naghi, MD, from the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, CA, reported that women with inherited pathological variants who discuss their breast cancer risk with their doctors had more consistent MRI uptake than women with lower estimated

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Court lets lawsuit, alleging radiology group used inferior computer monitors to submit $6M in false claims, continue

Radiology Business

The case dates to June 2019 when whistleblower and Arizona-based IT executive Eric Stenson filed suit against Radiology Limited.

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From Prevention to Survivorship: How HR Can Support Employees Facing Cancer Diagnoses

Explore the latest insights from the American Cancer Society's “Cancer Statistics 2024” report, which unveils multiple alarming trends in cancer data. Cancer is on the rise among young adults, and diagnoses for 6 of the 10 most common cancers are escalating. With over 2 million new cancer cases projected in the U.S. this year, employers face increased challenges when it comes to supporting employees.

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Experts developing AI model that learns from calcium-scoring CT scans

Health Imaging

The team hopes to develop a model that will not only estimate patients risk of major cardiovascular events but will inform providers on when these events may likely occur as well.

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MRI-First Strategy for Prostate Cancer Detection Proven Safe

MedImaging MRI

A new study has found that the MRI-first approach can reliably and safely inform biopsy decisions in men suspected of having prostate cancer.

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USPSTF boosts DEXA in osteoporosis screening

AuntMinnie

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has placed a higher emphasis on the use of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) for osteoporosis screening, according to an updated recommendation published January 14 in JAMA. For the current recommendation, the USPSTF has noted that screening includes [DEXA] bone mineral density (BMD), with or without fracture risk assessment, the task force wrote.

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FDA threatens Hologic with punishment for reported errors in making troubled breast device

Radiology Business

Concerns stem from manufacturing and distribution of the BioZorb marker, with possible ramifications including "seizure, injunction and civil money penalties.

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An HR Leaders Guide: 7 Questions To Ask When Developing Your Cancer Strategy

As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?