Week in Review: Safe Hearts Plan | Radiology under disaster | Mummies

Dear AuntMinnieEurope member, 

Our feature article on the European Commission's Safe Hearts Plan and its impact on radiology was the most popular story on AuntMinnieEurope last week. Learn about the importance of imaging and prevention of cardiovascular disease here. 

What happens to radiology when disasters such as earthquakes, mass casualty events, flooding, and ransomware happen? A session at ECR 2026 covered this topic and you can find our highly viewed report here. 

Stories on radiology and mummies have long been a favorite among AuntMinnie Europe members, and our most recent article on Ötzi, pharaohs, and ancient medicine has been no exception.  

In other news, French researchers have found a link between low brain metabolic activity on FDG-PET/CT scans and increased mortality in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). And patients may be less anxious and more comfortable during transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy if they used virtual-reality glasses during these procedures. 

See below for our other top stories from the week. 

Erik L. Ridley
Editor in Chief
AuntMinnieEurope.com 

1. Calcium, cash, and cardiovascular reckoning: Can Europe’s new heart plan deliver? 

2. When systems go down: Radiology under disaster  

3. What mummies tell us 

4. PET links brain metabolism to survival in lung cancer patients 

5. VR glasses soothe patients undergoing TRUS-guided prostate biopsy 

6. Lu-177 supply chain gets boost with NRG Pallas, Morpho partnership 

7. Arineta gains EU MDR approval for SpotLight cardiac CT scanners 

8. Hyperfine wins CE Mark, UKCA approval for next-gen Swoop portable MRI 

9. Diagnoly launches Fetoly fetal ultrasound app on iOS