Erik L. Ridley

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Week in Review: SPECT/CT holds its ground | Sustainability in cancer care | JFR 2026 preview
Congress coverage is the focus of this edition of the AuntMinnie Europe Week in Review.
September 24, 2026
Nuclear Medicine
Telix signs agreement to acquire ITM
The deal would create a combined company with significant radioisotope manufacturing, distribution, and radiopharmaceutical development capabilities.
September 21, 2026
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Week in Review: Biking from Lviv to Berlin | IAEA Scientific Forum | Liver tumor ablation
A Ukrainian radiologist's charity bike ride from Lviv to Berlin and coverage from the IAEA Scientific Forum were the most popular topics this week on AuntMinnieEurope.com.
September 17, 2026
Editor's Note
Week in Review: CIRSE 2026 coverage | Attack in Odesa | Kahn on radiology AI
Our coverage of CIRSE 2026 and an attack on an imaging center in Ukraine were the featured topics on AuntMinnieEurope this week.
September 10, 2026
Editor's Note
Week in Review: CIRSE 2026 preview | AI cuts chest CT reporting time | Future of theranostics
Our preview of CIRSE 2026 and a discussion about the future of theranostics were the topics attracting the most interest on AuntMinnieEurope.com this week.
September 3, 2026
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Week in Review: Breast density affects AI performance | AI in pediatric imaging | Heart disease risk
The performance of AI software in breast and pediatric imaging applications drew the most interest on AuntMinnieEurope.com this week.
August 20, 2026
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Week in Review: Prostate cancer screening | AI in publishing | Meeting in Ukraine
Prostate cancer screening and the role of AI in scientific publishing were the hot topics on AuntMinnieEurope this week.
August 13, 2026
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Week in Review: Training for lung cancer screening | MRI and Long COVID | Amyloid PET measurements
The top story on AuntMinnie Europe last week featured coverage of training gaps in European lung cancer screening programs.
August 6, 2026
Editor's Note
Week in Review: AI and scientific publishing | Sustainability model | MR Safety Week
The growing impact of AI on scientific publishing was the most popular topic on AuntMinnieEurope this week.
July 30, 2026
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Week in Review: What comes after AI deployment | Chromosome damage from PET/CT | Pager blast damage
A story on how radiology departments should train staff and oversee AI algorithms after deployment was the most highly viewed article last week on AuntMinnieEurope.com.
July 23, 2026
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Dr. Abdou Khadir Fall is a senior MRI safety engineer at TÜV SÜD America, where he works on MRI safety assessments of medical devices.
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Mixed-brand cardiac implants expose gap in MRI safety labeling
Mixed-brand cardiac implants can function together yet fall outside MR-conditional labeling. Abdou Khadir Fall, PhD discusses whether engineering criteria could help bridge the gap.
Brain PET/CT imaging is one of the diagnostic applications of nuclear medicine.
Nuclear Medicine
European Nuclear Medicine Day to tackle access gaps across Europe
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MRI
GPR 2026 opening day: Benefit before novelty in pediatric radiology
Photon-counting CT correctly identified ≥50% in-stent restenosis in the mid-right coronary artery, which was confirmed by invasive angiography.
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Photon-counting CT may widen noninvasive follow-up after coronary stenting
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SPECT/CT holds ground as PET advances cardiac amyloidosis imaging
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Mixed-brand cardiac implants expose gap in MRI safety labeling
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
Mixed-brand cardiac implants can function together yet fall outside MR-conditional labeling. Abdou Khadir Fall, PhD discusses whether engineering criteria could help bridge the gap.
September 28, 2026
Dr. Abdou Khadir Fall is a senior MRI safety engineer at TÜV SÜD America, where he works on MRI safety assessments of medical devices.
European Nuclear Medicine Day to tackle access gaps across Europe
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
EANM and Nuclear Medicine Europe will bring policymakers, clinicians, industry, and patients together in Brussels on 29 September to push for more equitable access to nuclear medicine across Europe.
September 25, 2026
Brain PET/CT imaging is one of the diagnostic applications of nuclear medicine.
GPR 2026 opening day: Benefit before novelty in pediatric radiology
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
Reducing radiation, sedation, contrast use, and examination time will be among the major themes at GPR 2026, as pediatric radiologists meet in Tübingen.
September 24, 2026
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Photon-counting CT may widen noninvasive follow-up after coronary stenting
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
An Austrian study found photon-counting CT sharply reduced nondiagnostic coronary stents and showed promising rule-out performance for significant in-stent restenosis.
September 23, 2026
Photon-counting CT correctly identified ≥50% in-stent restenosis in the mid-right coronary artery, which was confirmed by invasive angiography.
SPECT/CT holds ground as PET advances cardiac amyloidosis imaging
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
Experts discussed how SPECT/CT remains central to ATTR cardiac amyloidosis diagnosis, while emerging PET tracers could allow more direct imaging of amyloid deposits.
September 22, 2026
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ESHNR strengthens year-round education in head and neck radiology
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
With webinars, a masterclass, and expanding mentoring initiatives, ESHNR is extending head and neck radiology education.
September 22, 2026
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Telix signs agreement to acquire ITM
By Erik L. Ridley
The deal would create a combined company with significant radioisotope manufacturing, distribution, and radiopharmaceutical development capabilities.
September 21, 2026
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Sustainability in cancer care: from machines to systems
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
Speakers at a session at the IAEA Scientific Forum asked what remains after the machine has been installed.
September 21, 2026
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Les patients d’abord! Patients first at this year’s JFR meeting
By Frances Rylands-Monk
JFR president Prof. Isabelle Thomassin-Naggara discusses the importance of the human radiologist for patients, a key theme at this year’s congress.
September 18, 2026
Photo illustrating eco-responsibility, a theme that the SFR continues to champion at the JFR. The photograph shows a paper flower made by a patient (www.poeticmood.fr) who will be running craft workshops at the Patient Associations’ Village during JFR 2026. Participants will be invited to create their own JFR 2026 flower and take it home.
IAEA Scientific Forum: Can automated planning shorten radiotherapy waits?
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
Research promising one-second treatment planning prompted discussion of workforce shortages and delays in cancer care at the IAEA Scientific Forum in Vienna.
September 17, 2026
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Radiation medicine aims to tackle cancer care inequalities in low-income countries
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
Health experts discussed challenges facing cancer care in low income countries, the potential of theranostics as well as AI, covering various topics to bridge global health disparities at the IAEA Scientific Forum in Vienna.
September 16, 2026
From left: moderator Christine Mhundwa with Dr. Claudio Tinoco Mesquita, Dr. Ariel Fariña Barrios, Dr. Dina Husseiny Salama, Dr. Umesh Mahantshetty, Dr. Ellen Kampman and Dr. Alejandro Mazal.
IAEA Scientific Forum: Where you live should not determine access to cancer care
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
At the IAEA Scientific Forum in Vienna, politicians, health policymakers, ministers, and physicians came with a bunch of numbers on the stark differences in access to radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, and medical imaging, especially in low and middle income countries.
September 15, 2026
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