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2025 SNMMI Image of the Year

The designation was awarded to a research team from China, who analyzed the efficacy of a novel radiotracer developed to target expression of the PD-L1 protein in suspected head and neck cancers. 

AI algorithm spots AAA on abdominal CT scan

The opportunistic screening helps identify patients in need of monitoring and/or intervention without disrupting workflows.

CT imaging showing structural valve deterioration

RSNA and several other industry societies have shared a new expert consensus document on the significant value of cardiac CT. Echo remains an effective first-line imaging option, the groups wrote, but CT can make a big impact as well. 

Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACR, chief executive officer of the American College of Radiology, explains an American Medical Association (AMA) resolution ACR is supporting to expand low-dose CT lung cancer screenings and coronary calcium scoring.

Dana Smetherman, MD, CEO of the American College of Radiology, discusses the policy, which urges for more robust promotion of low-dose CT as a public health tool. 

Cook Medical angiographic catheter recall

The new Class I recall includes nearly 27,000 devices that could potentially experience a harmful defect during use. 

David Winchester, MD, chair of the ACC Board of Governors, professor of cardiology and radiology at the University of Florida, explains why the cardiology societies are asking the AMA to get involved in dispute over denial of an independent cardiovascular board.

After their proposal for a new American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine was shot down earlier this year, cardiology groups have asked the AMA for some support. "We feel like it's time for us to blaze our own path," one specialist explained. 

Around the web

The use of advanced AI software to assess CCTA images continues to gain more momentum.

The new guidelines detail the use of echocardiography to evaluate patients for a variety of conditions.

One of the most formidable societies of medical professionals in the U.S. is going toe-to-toe with Robert F. Kennedy’s HHS over changing vaccination recommendations.