Diagnostic Imaging's Weekly Scan: January 11 — January 17

Welcome to Diagnostic Imaging’s Weekly Scan, which offers an opportunity to catch up on the most well-viewed radiology content of the past week.

In a new retrospective breast MRI study involving nearly 2,500 women, researchers found that Black women had a 31 percent higher likelihood of background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) than White women.

In an interview with Diagnostic Imaging, Ron Blankstein, M.D., discussed insights from a recent consensus statement from the American College of Cardiology on AI-enabled plaque quantification with coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) exams, and other pertinent considerations with the emerging technology.

In what may be the largest study to assess digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) screening of women with dense breasts, researchers noted only a 61.8 percent sensitivity for women with extremely dense breasts.

In another interview with Diagnostic Imaging, Rajesh Bhayana, M.D., discussed pertinent findings from a new study examining the use of the large language model GPT-4o in facilitating protocoling for abdominal and pelvic CT exams.

In a recent interview, Mina Makary, M.D., discussed recent research examining diversity within interventional radiology (IR), attrition rates in IR residency programs and potential strategies to bolster recruitment and retention.

Watch the video summary below of Diagnostic Imaging’s Weekly Scan.