All News

In a roundup of breast imaging news and research from April 2026, we take a look back at pertinent findings with AI and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), breast MRI studies and breast cancer screening guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and the American College of Physicians (ACP).

Catch up on the top radiology content of the past week.

In a recent interview, Stamatia Destounis, MD, offered her perspective about the recent American College of Physicians (ACP) guidance on breast cancer screening and concerns over recommendations in women with dense breasts and biennial versus annual mammography screening.

The benefits of photon-counting CT via ultra-high spatial resolution, reduced blooming artifacts and high temporal resolution allow characterization with confidence in coronary stent assessment.

Called a “star physician” by President Trump, Nicole Saphier, MD, a board-certified breast radiologist and associate professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, “is a tireless advocate for women’s health,” according to American College of Radiology (ACR) CEO Dana H. Smetherman, MD.

In an independent test set, a radiomic AI model demonstrated an 82 percent AUC for detecting pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma on computed tomography (CT) scans at a median of nearly 16 months prior to clinical diagnosis.

In a recent interview, Matthew Hulse, a certified nuclear medicine technologist, discussed the evolution of amyloid PET imaging in managing patients with Alzheimer’s disease, the impact on PET imaging volume and the emergence of quantification platforms for monitoring treatment efficacy.

Catch up on the most well-viewed video interviews from Diagnostic Imaging in April 2026.

Providing enhanced multidimensional displays of MRI and CT imaging, the Avatar Medical Vision software may facilitate improved surgical planning and intraoperative communication.

Facilitating enhanced real-time visualization for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures, the Ultreon 3.0 optical coherence tomography platform reportedly combines high-resolution imaging with AI-powered insights on stent sizing and positioning.

Catch up on the most-well viewed radiology content in April 2026.

In recent interviews with Diagnostic Imaging, Wendie Berg, MD, PhD, Stamatia Destounis, MD, and Manisha Bahl, MD, shared their concerns about the recent breast cancer screening guidance from the American College of Physicians.

Catch up on the top AI-related news and research in radiology over the past month.

Preventative tactics, measured responses and knowing when to defend yourself may all come into play when dealing with a colleague known for underhanded and deceptive behavior.

In recent interviews, Andrew Del Gaizo, MD, Nicholas Galante, MD and David Larson, MD, MBA, shared their thoughts on the rapidly increasing imaging volume in radiology, key ramifications and possible solutions.

Catch up on the top radiology content of the past week.

In a recent interview, Manisha Bahl, MD, discussed new breast ultrasound research findings that showed 16 percent higher specificity for breast cancer with adjunctive AI in comparison to unassisted interpretation.

AI software identified breast cancer missed by radiologists on one prior screening DBT exam in 26.8 percent of patients and on three prior screening DBT exams in 11 percent of patients, according to a study involving over 300 women that was presented at the Society of Breast Imaging conference.

In a recent interview with Diagnostic Imaging, Sujith Kalathiveetil, MD, FACC, discussed the evolution of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA), AI-enabled tools and the potential for future innovations with CCTA.

Are we overestimating the capacity of AI to address the ambiguity inherent to real-world medicine?

The Rembra CT reportedly facilitates high-throughput imaging for high-volume settings such as emergency departments and the Rembra RT and Areta RT platforms offer an extended 85 cm field of view and 4D CT to enable enhanced accuracy in tumor targeting.

In the latest episode of his “Interventional Radiology in Focus” series, Mina Makary, MD, discusses emerging research and practical pearls for addressing post-thrombotic syndrome in patients with deep vein thrombosis.

PlaqueSegNet, an emerging deep learning model for coronary plaque quantification based off CCTA exams, offered a greater than 90 percent intraclass correlation coefficient agreement with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and expert readers across four separate datasets.

In a recent interview, Andrew Del Gaizo, MD, and Nicholas Galante, MD, shared their thoughts and perspectives on increasing imaging volume, the sunsetting of PowerScribe 360, AI hype and promise, and potential opportunities in radiology.

Facilitating real-time visualization of deep vessel structures and high-resolution surface detail within a single workflow, the hybrid intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)/optical coherence tomography (OCT) platform will be launched in the second quarter of 2026.

While there are a variety of factors to consider with any job switch, there is a fair amount of leverage in one’s favor given the hot job market in radiology.