Erik L. Ridley

Dear AuntMinnie member, The death of 6-year old Michael Colombini during a MRI scan at Westchester Medical Center in 2001 was a key driver in the development of MRI safety standards. The Invisible Force podcast series co-hosts Tobias “Toby” Gilk and John Posh are providing a MRI safety case study on the tragic incident in a planned three-part series and the first episode is available now.

Dear AuntMinnie member, Over the last 15 years, interventional radiology has grown increasingly concentrated among a smaller share of the radiologist workforce, according to a study from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute. And the percentage of those with a supermajority (more than 90%) of IR-related work has doubled. What else did the researchers find? You can access our coverage here. The knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup begins on Sunday.

Dear AuntMinnie member, Opportunistic screening of routine CT exams has generated a lot of attention in recent years. And a new study is highlighting the potential for AI to identify osteoporotic vertebral fractures on routine lumbar CT exams. You can get all of the details here. Other recent stories in our CT content area included a report on how a quality improvement program can reduce CT exam turnaround times and the performance of AI models in detecting pancreatic cancer.