Dear AuntMinnieEurope member,
Although lung cancer screening with low-dose CT became available on 1 April in Germany as a benefit under the national health insurance system, translating policy into practice has proven complex so far. To get started, radiologists should organize locally rather than wait for top-down solutions, according to a RÖKÖ Digital session on 4 May.
In another presentation on RÖKÖ Digital, a radiologic technologist from Austria discussed several common mammography positioning errors.
A majority of respondents in a recent survey of radiotherapy professionals indicated they would be willing to use upright radiotherapy. But a minority believe that it could become a standard treatment option within ten years.
Meanwhile, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) is for the first time serving as co-organizer of the European Multidisciplinary Congress on Urological Cancers in November. Read more for all of the details. In partnership with the European Society of Radiology (ESR), the EANM is also opening up a new office in Brussels.
In other news, MRI and AI shows potential for augmenting traditional risk factor screening and help identify high-risk individuals who appear metabolically healthy by conventional standards, according to researchers from Germany. And AI can be of assistance when deviations with PET/CT guidelines occur.
See below for our other top stories from the week. Also, be sure to visit AuntMinnie Europe next week for our coverage from RÖKÖ in Leipzig.
Erik L. Ridley
Editor in Chief
AuntMinnieEurope.com
1. First signals from Germany’s lung cancer screening
2. No two breasts are the same: Mammography’s most common errors
3. Will upright radiotherapy become a new standard?
4. The EANM joins EMUC26 and pushes its policy agenda in Brussels
5. Compartment-based image analysis will boost endometriosis detection
6. MRI reveals how hidden muscle fat increases risk to heart, metabolism
7. How AI can help with PET/CT guideline deviations
8. RCR appoints Raj Jena to oncology AI post
9. Whole-body MRI, deep learning can ‘map’ distribution of fat and muscle
10. Philips reports Q1 2026 sales growth, margin expansion
11. Welding fumes linked to distinct lung CT changes, function
