Brian Casey

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No one is advocating that unsupervised LLM-generated reports be sent directly to patients. The point is that with a very low error rate of, say 1%, it's not difficult for radiologists to oversee the process. It would be far easier than having humans adapt clinical radiology reports for patients.

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Lung Cancer Rising Among Never-Smokers. Screening For This Group Lags. Shira Boehler shares her journey being diagnosed with Stage 1 Lung Cancer. This article covers the need for better lung cancer screening for asymptomatic, never smokers.

This article in @forbes.com highlights a growing problem. Should these individuals be including in CT lung cancer screening programs, and if so, how to avoid overdiagnosis?
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Simpler Radiology Reports from LLMs - The Imaging Wire Large language models produced more readable radiology reports for patients, but may need fine-tuning.

Really interesting study that we highlighted in The Imaging Wire at bit.ly/3Ms1lB5. It's worth noting that ChatGPT 4o produced no critical errors in summarizing reports for patients. Assuming some oversight by radiologists, this should support more understandable reports for patients.

The journal did this because they are trying to find a happy medium between how Europeans use decimal points and how Americans use them. Americans use periods, while most Europeans use commas. This particular study originated from Germany and was published in a European journal.

The study in question analyzed the use of LLMs to write reports for patients. The fact is that patients are getting their own reports, even if they do see their primary doctor, and frequently the reports are confusing because they are written in highly technical language.

Simpler Radiology Reports, Fatal MRI Accidents, and Stationary CT - The Imaging Wire LLMs and patient radiology reports, fatal MRI accidents, CCTA of plaque predicts MACE, stationary CT, lung cancer screening, and more.

Top stories in issue #776 of The Imaging Wire:
- Simpler Radiology Reports from LLMs
- Fatal MRI Accident in Finland
- Child Dies During MRI Scan in India
- Are Low-Resource Communities Ready for Lung Screening?

... and much more! Check it out at bit.ly/4kzXWws

#radiology

The problem with the term "computer-aided diagnosis" is that it's associated with older CAD technology that came out two decades ago. This was not AI-based, and as a result it ended up costing radiologists more time following up on all the false-positive marks.

Why All Mammograms Should Incorporate A.I. A very impressive body of evidence has accumulated

Great post by @erictopol.bsky.social on the imperative to start using mammography AI, asking the question, if not now, then when?

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#mammoAI #radiology #RadSky

GUEST The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging announced today that Ken Herrmann, MD, MBA, has been selected as the next editor-in-chief of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM).

SNMMI announced that Ken Herrmann, MD, of University of Duisburg-Essen will succeed UCLA's Johannes Czernin, MD, as editor-in-chief of JNM.

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CT Supports Better Stroke Care, CT Dose, and COVID’s Cancer Impact  - The Imaging Wire Better stroke care with CT, AI boosts stroke therapy, CT radiation dose, COVID’s long-term cancer impact, spatial computing, and more.

Issue #774 of The Imaging Wire is live:

- CT Supports Better Stroke Care
- AI Boosts Stroke Therapy Rates
- CT Radiation Dose Reduction
- COVID’s Cancer Impact

#radiology #medicalimaging #RadSky

Read more at theimagingwire.com/newsletter/b....

A federal push to alleviate the U.S. physician shortage by adding more resident training slots appears to have skipped radiology. Only two diagnostic radiology programs have received Section 126 funds so far. bit.ly/4ccgrVx

#radiology #RadEd #MeEd

Dry January didn't help matters.

More Positive Mammo AI News, VA Cancels PACS, and Cancer Mortality - The Imaging Wire Good news for mammography AI, VA cancels PACS upgrade, insurance affects cancer mortality, TMIST data show DBT’s edge, and much, much more.

More positive results from the MASAI trial lead off issue #772 of The Imaging Wire this week:

- More Positive News on Mammo AI
- VA Cancels PACS Project
- Medicaid Expansion Reduces Breast Cancer Mortality
- New TMIST Data Show DBT’s Edge

Read more at bit.ly/3ZdTYQn.

#radiology #RadSky

Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers, Telerad Tie-Up, and AI Safety Alliance - The Imaging Wire CT lung screening for non-smokers, teleradiology consolidation, AI safety alliance, ChatGPT-5 falls short for clinical use, and much more.

Here are the top stories for issue #771 of The Imaging Wire:

- Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers Creates Questions
- Teleradiology Consolidation
- SimonMed Rebrands Longevity Service
- AHA Publishes New Stroke Guidelines
- DOE Denies Ending ALARA

Read more at theimagingwire.com/newsletter/c...

Doctors Adopt ‘Shadow AI,’ DOE Deletes ALARA, and Patient Views of AI - The Imaging Wire Doctors adopt shadow AI, DOE deletes ALARA, patient views on mammo AI, cancer mortality drops in young people, funding for POCUS AI, and more.

AI governance is at the top of edition #770 of The Imaging Wire. Our other articles...

- Doctors Adopt ‘Shadow AI’ for Efficiency Gains
- DOE Deletes ALARA Principle on Radiation Risk
- Patients Support AI for Mammography
- Cancer Mortality Drops in Young People

Read more at bit.ly/46bPcqk

Umar Mahmood Appointed Chair of Stanford Radiology

Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD, has been named chair of the Stanford Medicine Department of Radiology. Dr. Mahmood is an internationally recognized clinician and researcher, specializing in molecular imaging.

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Risk-Screening Redux, Will AI Reduce Burnout, and Aidoc’s Foundation Nod - The Imaging Wire Risk-based mammo screening, AI and rad burnout, foundation model clearance, medical groups on CT ‘harms,’ and CEM vs. breast MRI, and more.

Risk-based breast screening is back this week. Other top stories:

- Risk-Based Mammography Screening Returns
- Will AI Really Reduce Radiologist Burnout?
- Aidoc’s Foundation Model Clearance
- Medical Groups Fire Back Against CT “Harms"

Read more at bit.ly/4bixKEh

#radiology #mammography

Dr. Charles Dotter performed the first interventional radiology procedure on this day in 1964 to dilate a leg stenosis in an 82-year-old woman using a system that produced 2 X-rays per second. Read more at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles....

#IVRad

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Mammo Density Impact, News from JPM26, and Bayer’s Molecular Move - The Imaging Wire Density and mammography, news from JPM26, contrast and mobile mammography, Google updates MedGemma, Bayer’s molecular move, and more.

Issue #768 of The Imaging Wire is live, with our top stories...

- Breast Density’s Impact on Mammography
- CEM for Dense Breast Surveillance
- Racial Differences in Breast Tissue
- Mobile Mammography’s Challenges

Read more at theimagingwire.com/newsletter/d....

#radiology #mammography

Some Rads Are Working Harder, AI’s Value, and Missed Screenings - The Imaging Wire Some rads are working harder, AI to the rescue, U.S. physician shortage, AI improves accuracy, Medicaid cuts to reduce cancer screening, and more.

Our top stories this week in The Imaging Wire:

- Some Rads Are Working Harder – But Not All
- AI Will Reduce Radiologist Workloads
- AI Reduces Breast Screening Workload
- Physician Shortage Strains U.S. Healthcare

Read more at theimagingwire.com/newsletter/s....

#radiology #RadSky

Expert speakers and members of the Leadership Program Working Group will introduce you to the program components, what to expect, and how you can take part.

📆 Wed. Jan. 14
⌚ 7pm ET
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Top 2026 Radiology Trends, RT Students Dip, and Imaging Affordability - The Imaging Wire Top 2026 radiology trends, RT student enrollment dips, imaging affordability varies, transparency in AI use, and much more.

What will be the top #radiology trends in 2026? We talked to a dozen key opinion leaders to get their perspective.

Other hot news this week:

- RT Student Enrollment Dips
- Affordability Varies for U.S. Imaging
- Transparency in Radiology AI
- FDA Guidance on CDS Software

More at bit.ly/49epHH7

A winter wonderland!

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We're starting off the year with a story on how VC funding for #radiology has fallen. Also:

- VC Radiology Funding Drops
- FDA Mulls Streamlined AI Review in Response
- ACS Report Confirms Cancer Disparities
- Plaque Analysis Guidelines Issued

Read more at bit.ly/4q81KY3.

#medicalimaging

Top 10 Stories of 2025, Improving MRI Safety, and CT Lung Screening - The Imaging Wire Top 10 radiology news stories for 2025, NSF rates after MRI, better CT lung screening, ACR responds to WISDOM study, and much more.

The top 10 #radiology news stories of 2025 on The Imaging Wire is the focus of issue #764 --

- Top 10 Radiology Stories of 2025
- Online Patient Screening for MRI
- How Common Is NSF After GBCA Use?
- Questioning Lung Screening Criteria

Read more at theimagingwire.com/newsletter/t....