Dear AuntMinnie Europe member,
Our top story this week reported on the performance of a software-based method that calculates fractional flow reserve (FFR) on coronary angiography exams. The research, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that vessel FFR was noninferior to invasive pressure-wire–based FFR for guiding revascularization decisions in patients with intermediate coronary artery lesions.
A presentation at ECR 2026 explored the challenges patients can have when reading their radiology reports -- and discussed what radiologists can do to improve the experience.
Other articles that drew interest among AuntMinnieEurope members included stories on AI and radiographers and an x-ray technique that can help determine whether penetrating objects have breached cortical bone.
In other news, researchers have tied the progression of centrilobular emphysema (CLE) to the presence of coronary artery calcification among low-dose CT lung cancer screening participants.
See below for our other top stories from the week and please contact me if you have any story ideas or topics that you'd like us to cover.
Erik L. Ridley
Editor in Chief
AuntMinnieEurope.com
1. Angiography-based FFR validated in patients with coronary artery disease
2. Same report, different worlds
3. What AI still can’t do for radiographers
4. ‘High noon’ x-rays help with nail-gun injuries
5. Emphysema predicts CAC progression among LCS participants
6. New recommendations based on tau PET imaging
7. Researchers develop ‘patient-centered’ imaging assessment tool
8. Modern EBRT reduces CVD risk in breast cancer patients
9. Tailoring breast radiotherapy to women’s risk leads to success
10. Lucida Medical raises 8.7M pounds for prostate cancer MRI AI