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GE HealthCare is acquiring Sofie Biosciences for $945M to obtain 15 radiopharma sites with 21 cyclotrons, bolstering its PET imaging and theranostics network, including FAPI-74, a phase 3 tracer.

Radiology BusinessOct 6

GeneralNews

Nanox Imaging Faces Nasdaq Delisting Over Low Stock Price

Nanox Imaging received a Nasdaq delisting notice after its stock closed below $1 for 30 consecutive business days. Currently trading around $0.64, the company has 180 days (until March 29, 2027) to achieve a closing bid price ≥$1 for 10 consecutive days to regain compliance.

Radiology BusinessOct 6

GeneralNewsBrief

Breast Imager No Weekends, No Holidays Job Opening in Dayton, Ohio

ACR Career Centervia Google NewsOct 6

GeneralNewsBrief

Dynamic total-body PSMA PET (IMAGE)

EurekAlert! Science News Releasesvia Google NewsOct 6

GeneralNewsBrief

Half of false-negative DBT exams are missed cancers

AuntMinnievia Google NewsOct 6

Interventional (IR)AI / InformaticsResearch

Transformer model predicts 3D scatter fields for interventional suite radiation planning

A transformer-based model accurately predicted 3D x-ray scatter fields in a simulated interventional suite, supporting near real-time inference and substantial speedup over Monte Carlo simulation, aiming to enable rapid staff radiation protection planning.

Journal of radiological protection : official journal of the Society for Radiological ProtectionOct 6

CardiacAI / InformaticsResearch

AI-enhanced CCTA boosts ACS culprit lesion detection similarly in women and men

AI-enhanced quantitative coronary plaque and hemodynamic assessment (AI-QCPHA) improved culprit lesion discrimination in ACS over conventional CCTA, with AUC rising from 0.78 to 0.84 in women (p=0.002) and 0.75 to 0.82 in men (p<0.001). Delta FFRCT was the top predictor.

European heart journal. Cardiovascular ImagingOct 6

Chest / ThoracicGuidelineTrainee

ACR Releases Appropriateness Criteria on Imaging for Suspected Diaphragm Dysfunction

New ACR Appropriateness Criteria for suspected diaphragm dysfunction: imaging, especially real-time evaluation, helps confirm diagnosis and assess underlying causes. Evidence-based guideline using GRADE methodology.

Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACROct 6

Neuro / Head & NeckNuclear / MolecularAI / InformaticsResearch

VQGAN Synthesizes Amyloid PET from Structural MRI for Alzheimer's Staging

Synthetic amyloid PET from structural MRI accurately captured Alzheimer's disease-stage differences (p<0.05) across 431 subjects, outperforming other models in image quality.

Molecular imaging and biologyOct 6

Body / AbdominalAI / InformaticsResearch

Multicenter validation of an interpretable ML model on Gd-EOB-DTPA MRI for differentiating small (≤2 cm) HCC from benign lesions

Gd-EOB-DTPA-MRI fusion ML model for small HCC (≤2 cm) yielded internal AUC 0.913, external AUC 0.824, comparable to senior radiologists; improvement over radiomics-only not significant.

Academic radiologyOct 6

GeneralAI / InformaticsNewsBrief

Corrigendum to "The application of Machine learning in predicting the outcomes of minimally invasive treatments for uter

Corrigendum to "The application of Machine learning in predicting the outcomes of minimally invasive treatments for uterine Fibroids: A systematic review and meta-analysis" [Eur. J. Radiol. 197 (2026) 112726].

European journal of radiologyOct 6

Neuro / Head & NeckResearch

Dynamic vasoactive response maps reveal distinct white matter hemodynamics

Excluding reverse-steal exams reveals significantly lower white matter maximum cerebrovascular reactivity ipsilateral to stenosis (β=-0.579; 95% CI -0.794 to -0.36; P<0.001); reverse-steal exams had delayed time-to-maximum (P=0.004).

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiologyOct 6

Neuro / Head & NeckInterventional (IR)Research

Noninvasive Imaging Identified Abnormality in 62% of Cervical Arteriovenous Shunt Lesions

In 52 cervical spine arteriovenous shunt lesions, noninvasive imaging found an abnormality before catheter angiography in 62%, and 79% of patients who had MRI/MRA had a relevant finding, most often a discrete vascular lesion. Yet 38% had no imaging clue, underscoring the continu…

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiologyOct 6

Interventional (IR)ResearchBrief

Hemorrhoidal Artery Embolization Involving a Median Sacral Artery Variant: A Case Series.

Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIROct 6

BreastAI / InformaticsResearchTrainee

Features linked to false-positive marks and false-negative cancers on AI-CAD automated breast ultrasound

Stand-alone AI-CAD on ABUS had 74.2% sensitivity and 57.7% specificity. False negatives were often non-mass, isoechoic, lacking echogenic rind. False positives linked to younger age, heterogeneous background. Use as an adjunct, not standalone.

Journal of imaging informatics in medicineOct 6

GeneralAI / InformaticsResearchBrief

MAGIC: global health network for evaluating generative artificial intelligence

MAGIC is an international network for evaluating generative artificial intelligence in global health.

Nature medicineOct 6

Neuro / Head & NeckAI / InformaticsResearchTrainee

GPT-5 shows high sensitivity but 16.4% false-positive rate for acute ischemic stroke on DWI

GPT-5 detected acute ischemic stroke on preselected DWI slices with 100% sensitivity (95% CI 96.6–100%) and 83.6% specificity (95% CI 75.6–89.4%), yielding a 16.4% false-positive rate. Accuracy for vascular territory was 90.9%.

Journal of clinical medicineOct 6

Neuro / Head & NeckAI / InformaticsResearch

Functional MRI gradients reveal cortical-cerebellar hierarchy disruption in Parkinson disease, aiding distinction from essential tremor

Functional MRI gradient analysis differentiated Parkinson disease from essential tremor with AUCs 0.960 (PD) and 0.889 (ET) in a small study; healthy controls AUC 1.000. Cortical and cerebellar hierarchy disruption was more extensive in PD.

Frontiers in neurologyOct 6

GeneralNewsBrief

PSMA-PET scans guide LDR brachytherapy in prostate cancer

AuntMinnievia Google NewsOct 5

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