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Video: Ken Herrmann maps nuclear medicine’s next frontiers

From earlier PSMA-targeted therapy and new cancer targets to total-body PET and low-dose screening, Prof. Ken Herrmann outlines where nuclear medicine could go next.

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SPECT, PET refine contemporary cardiac amyloidosis assessment

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This figure shows fused I-124 evuzamitide positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) images from patients without amyloidosis and from patients with ATTR cardiac amyloidosis, early ATTR cardiac amyloidosis, light chain cardiac amyloidosis, gelsolin-mediated amyloidosis, and systemic organ amyloid. The columns represent radiological transaxial, sagittal, and coronal views except for the last row middle and far right columns, which are coronal projections. The blue asterisks represent physiological activity (tracer activity in the stomach and esophagus). The arrowheads represent pathological uptake. Note the small amount of cardiac uptake in the basal septum and the basal lateral walls (likely early ATTR cardiac amyloidosis), splenic uptake and pleural uptake in light chain amyloidosis, and cardiac and kidney uptake in gelsolin-mediated amyloidosis. The bright yellow color represents more tracer uptake.

Bayer's PET agent meets endpoints in phase III cardiac amyloidosis study

August 31, 2026

Examples of ultrasound findings and techniques. (A) Images in a 39-year-old male patient with a mass in the left thigh. The mass is heterogeneous on the B-mode US image (compared with the patient in D) and showed increased microvascularity (superb microvascular imaging [SMI]) and shear-wave elastography (SWE) values. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma was diagnosed at biopsy (with pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma in surgical specimen). (B) Images in an 18-year-old male patient with a mass in the left leg. The mass is hypoechoic on the B-mode image, with no other findings suggestive of malignancy. The lesion is in contact with the cortex of the tibia, which is slightly irregular. CT revealed a doubtful anteromedial tibial erosion. The microvascular study demonstrated high vascularization, suggestive of malignancy. Periosteal Ewing sarcoma was diagnosed with both histologic and immunohistochemical confirmation. (C) Images in a 69-year-old female patient with a lump growing on the outside of the left leg. Multiple SWE examinations were performed (please note the high values obtained in the measurements, whereas the color map highlights the stiffness relative to adjacent tissues). SMI showed areas of increased vascularization to target for sampling. Undifferentiated spindle cell sarcoma was diagnosed at biopsy, with residual leiomyosarcoma in the surgical specimen after neoadjuvant therapy. (D) Images in a 56-year-old female patient with a mass in the right thigh. The mass is heterogeneous at both B-mode ultrasound (similar to patient A) and MRI (coronal T2-weighted spectral attenuated inversion recovery [SPAIR]; T1-weighted pre-contrast and postcontrast imaging), which even shows uptake after the administration of paramagnetic contrast material, which is traditionally suggestive of malignancy. Low values at SMI and elastography are suggestive of benignity. Spindle cell lipoma was diagnosed at biopsy, with atypical spindle cell lipomatous tumor in the surgical specimen.

Advanced ultrasound techniques improve soft tissue tumor evaluation

August 26, 2026

Antoine Leimgruber

Swiss nuclear medicine seeks rules fit for radiopharmaceutical innovation

August 27, 2026

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August 25, 2026

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This figure shows fused I-124 evuzamitide positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) images from patients without amyloidosis and from patients with ATTR cardiac amyloidosis, early ATTR cardiac amyloidosis, light chain cardiac amyloidosis, gelsolin-mediated amyloidosis, and systemic organ amyloid. The columns represent radiological transaxial, sagittal, and coronal views except for the last row middle and far right columns, which are coronal projections. The blue asterisks represent physiological activity (tracer activity in the stomach and esophagus). The arrowheads represent pathological uptake. Note the small amount of cardiac uptake in the basal septum and the basal lateral walls (likely early ATTR cardiac amyloidosis), splenic uptake and pleural uptake in light chain amyloidosis, and cardiac and kidney uptake in gelsolin-mediated amyloidosis. The bright yellow color represents more tracer uptake.

Bayer's PET agent meets endpoints in phase III cardiac amyloidosis study

Video: Ken Herrmann maps nuclear medicine’s next frontiers

SPECT, PET refine contemporary cardiac amyloidosis assessment

Advanced ultrasound techniques improve soft tissue tumor evaluation

Swiss nuclear medicine seeks rules fit for radiopharmaceutical innovation

Low-quality axial T2-weighted MRI scans with gradient-weighted class activation mapping. The low-quality MRI scans (top row) show blurred structures and artifacts making zonal and capsule boundaries indistinguishable. On the same scans with gradient-weighted class activation map overlays (bottom row), red indicates regions that were most heavily weighted by the deep learning model toward the low-quality prediction.

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GE HealthCare's Photonova Spectra photon-counting CT system.

GEHC's Photonova Spectra photon-counting CT receives CE Mark

GEHC adds three systems to Vivid ultrasound portfolio

Nanox AI signs distribution deal for HealthOST software

Radiology Partners to acquire Everlight Radiology in $1 billion deal

Philips, Imricor launch MRI-guided cardiac intervention lab platform

GEHC's Photonova Spectra photon-counting CT receives CE Mark

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The regulatory milestone follows U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance in March.

August 31, 2026

GE HealthCare's Photonova Spectra photon-counting CT system.

GEHC adds three systems to Vivid ultrasound portfolio

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The company will showcase the ultrasound systems at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2026 in Munich.

August 28, 2026

From left to right: Vivid Explorer, Vivid Advanced, and Vivid Focus

Nanox AI signs distribution deal for HealthOST software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The distribution deal with Vertec Scientific covers an initial three-year term.

August 27, 2026

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Radiology Partners to acquire Everlight Radiology in $1 billion deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiology Partners said it intends to make its Mosaic Drafting AI tool available to Everlight radiologists.

August 25, 2026

Philips, Imricor launch MRI-guided cardiac intervention lab platform

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The platform combines Philips' 1.5T MRI system with Imricor's MR-compatible systems for MR-guided cardiac ablation.

August 27, 2026

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Radiotherapy access could address gynecological cancer disparities

By Amerigo Allegretto

Inadequate radiotherapy infrastructure is one of several drivers of gynecological cancer disparities in LMICs.

August 24, 2026

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How much surveillance imaging is needed for meningiomas?

By Amerigo Allegretto

Most surveillance MRI or CT exams did not result in intervention, and treatment rates remained stable during the study period.

August 21, 2026

The retiring radiologist

By Paul McCoubrie, MBBS

In a new column, Dr. Paul McCoubrie reflects on aging and the prospect of retirement.

August 21, 2026

Dr. Paul McCoubrie

Review charts path toward standardized chest x-ray optimization

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

A 29-study review found no consensus on optimal beam quality for adult chest radiography, prompting calls for standardized research and safer, more consistent protocols.

August 19, 2026

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Fairness-aware training improves pneumonia AI performance across sexes

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

Fairness-aware training reduced several sex-based disparities in pneumonia AI detection without compromising overall accuracy, but widened the sensitivity gap.

August 19, 2026

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AI framework could improve MRI quality control in prostate cancer

By Amerigo Allegretto

The framework uses a DL model trained on low- and high-quality MR images and helped improve radiologist accuracy.

August 19, 2026

Low-quality axial T2-weighted MRI scans with gradient-weighted class activation mapping. The low-quality MRI scans (top row) show blurred structures and artifacts making zonal and capsule boundaries indistinguishable. On the same scans with gradient-weighted class activation map overlays (bottom row), red indicates regions that were most heavily weighted by the deep learning model toward the low-quality prediction.

AI fracture detection device validated across three European hospitals

No differences in AI performance were observed across centers, and AI assistance was associated with higher reader sensitivity.

August 18, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) assistance facilitates correct fracture identification in cases initially missed by human readers. A representative case is shown using anteroposterior radiographs in a 29-year-old male patient with wrist trauma (suspected nondisplaced transverse scaphoid fracture). The reader’s initial unaided assessment (top) resulted in a missed fracture, whereas with AI assistance (bottom), the fracture was correctly identified. The green box represents the fracture location as predicted by the AI tool, the blue box represents the reference standard annotation, and the red dots represent individual reader annotations.