Brian Casey
@brian-casey.bsky.social
Radiology journalist and managing editor of The Imaging Wire.
Big news for a respected voice in #radiology ... news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2026/09...
Dr. Geraldine McGinty Named Executive Vice Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine
Dr. Geraldine McGinty, an esteemed academic healthcare leader and radiologist, has been appointed executive vice dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, effective Sept. 8.
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Big news at UCLA's theranostics program ... www.newswise.com/articles/nuc...
Nuclear Medicine Physician-Scientist Dr. Amir Iravani Joins UCLA Health to Lead Theranostics Program | Newswise
Dr. Amir Iravani will serve as director of the Theranostics Program and vice chair of clinical research in the department of nuclear medicine and theranostics.
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A “mass exodus” of radiologists from the VA’s medical center in Washington, DC, represents just the tip of the iceberg for the VA's personnel woes. Other VA centers have seen similar departures, and the VA’s teleradiology program appears to be buckling under the strain. Read more at bit.ly/4qWriZh.
VA Radiologist Exodus ‘Tip of Iceberg’ - The Imaging Wire
A mass exodus of radiologists from the VA medical center in Washington, DC, is just the tip of the iceberg for the health system’s personnel woes in radiology.
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What does the human brain look like on psilocybin mushrooms? Researchers performed fMRI and EEG tests on 62 people, measuring brain responses to stimuli like meditation, movies, and music. 50% of participants “ranked the experience among the most meaningful of their lives.” More at bit.ly/4x7tOgx.
New results were presented this weekend on a PET radiopharmaceutical being developed by Bayer for imaging cardiac amyloidosis. The tracer turned in promising results in a paper at #ESCcongress and published simultaneously in @jama.com. Read more at theimagingwire.com/2026/08/30/p....
PET Tracer for Cardiac Amyloidosis Shows Promise - The Imaging Wire
A PET radiopharmaceutical being developed by Bayer for imaging cardiac amyloidosis turned in promising results in a paper presented at ESC 2026.
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Dr. Kardashian will see you now ... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w... #radiology
Celebrities Are Raving About Full-Body Scans. Doctors Urge Caution
The scans are touted as a way to control your health. But researchers say healthy people don’t need them and they can lead to more harm than benefit.
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Radiologists enjoyed faster salary growth than physicians overall in the latest salary survey from Doximity. Radiologists also moved up several positions on the list of highest-paid doctors. Read more at theimagingwire.com/2026/08/26/r... #radiology
Radiology Salary Growth Beats Other Specialties - The Imaging Wire
Radiologists enjoyed faster salary growth than physicians overall in the latest salary survey from Doximity.
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Excellent new article on @kffhealthnews.org examines reimbursement difficulties for women approved for breast MRI. kffhealthnews.org/health-care-... #radiology #MRI
Her Breast MRI Was Approved, But That Didn’t Mean Her Insurance Would Pay - KFF Health News
Stephanie Halver’s doctor recommended she get a breast MRI, partly because of her family’s cancer history. Her insurer approved the scan, but unlike mammograms, breast MRIs aren’t universally covered ...
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Are you a radiologist who has recently left the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health system? We are updating our story at theimagingwire.com/2026/08/19/v... on radiologist departures from the VA and would like to speak with you on or off the record. Send me a DM if you'd like to get in touch.
VA Probes Radiologist ‘Mass Exodus’ - The Imaging Wire
A new VA investigation confirms a “mass exodus” of radiologists occurred at the VA hospital in Washington, DC, causing a backlog of imaging exams.
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Could MRI one day reduce the need to biopsy some patients with suspected prostate cancer before they get treatment? U.K. researchers raise that intriguing prospect in a new study in EJR. Read more at bit.ly/4zrR2Au. #radiology #RadSky
Could MRI Reduce Prostate Biopsies? - The Imaging Wire
Could MRI reduce the need to biopsy some patients with suspected prostate cancer before they get treatment?
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A new federal investigation confirms that a “mass exodus” of radiologists occurred at the VA hospital in Washington, DC, causing a backlog of imaging exams. The departures occurred in response to “return-to-office” requirements. Read more at bit.ly/4cABqkn. #radiology #RadSky
VA Probes Radiologist ‘Mass Exodus’ - The Imaging Wire
A new VA investigation confirms a “mass exodus” of radiologists occurred at the VA hospital in Washington, DC, causing a backlog of imaging exams.
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Pediatric CT for surveillance of traumatic brain injury should be limited as much as possible due to the radiation it delivers to young patients, says an article in @jamapediatrics.com. Rapid MRI should be considered instead for follow-up. Read more at bit.ly/4x4C5Tz. #radiology #RadSky
CT vs. MRI for Pediatric TBI Surveillance - The Imaging Wire
CT surveillance of children with traumatic brain injury should be limited, with rapid MRI used instead.
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Adoption of low-dose CT lung cancer screening is growing, and that’s a good thing. But rising LDCT use is also creating new challenges, illustrated by a new study in JACR that found high variability in radiologist interpretations. Read more at theimagingwire.com/2026/08/12/h.... #radiology
CT Lung Screening Variation - The Imaging Wire
A new study found high variability in radiologist interpretations of low-dose CT lung cancer screening exams.
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While many countries have added MRI to prostate cancer workup to determine which patients need the needle, pre-biopsy MRI is used in only about one-third of U.S. prostate cancer workups – why? Insight Links editor Virginia Hunt explores this in an article at bit.ly/4zaPlY9 #MRI #radiology
Could MRI Move the Needle in Prostate Cancer Workup? - The Imaging Wire
While many countries have added MRI to prostate cancer workup protocols to determine which patients really need the needle, pre-biopsy MRI is used in only about one-third of U.S. prostate cancer worku...
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BREAKING NEWS: Teledyne Technologies Incorporated has agreed to acquire digital X-ray component manufacturer Varex Imaging Corporation in a deal worth $1.1B. www.reuters.com/technology/t... #radiology #XRay
Teledyne to acquire Varex Imaging in $1.1 billion deal
Sensing-systems maker Teledyne Technologies agreed to acquire Varex Imaging for $18.90 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion, the companies said on Monday.
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A new five-star system for rating CT image quality is described in a new paper in EJR and could help #radiology practices reduce radiation dose by establishing an easy-to-understand global metric. theimagingwire.com/2026/08/09/f...
Rating CT Image Quality - The Imaging Wire
A new five-star system for rating CT image quality could help reduce radiation dose.
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Radiologists are taking longer to interpret medical images than they did 10 years ago … and it appears to be getting worse. New data from @neimanhpi.bsky.social, published in @jacrjournal.bsky.social, show turnaround times rose 27% between 2023 and 2024. Read more at bit.ly/4z6jE2c. #radiology
Radiology Report Turnaround Slows - The Imaging Wire
Radiologists are taking much longer to interpret medical images than they did 10 years ago, and it’s a problem that appears to be getting worse.
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A new report claims that radiologists fled the VA health system after the agency eliminated policies allowing remote work in 2025. The article claims that plummeting morale continues to plague the health system’s radiologists. Read more at theimagingwire.com/2026/08/02/r.... #radiology
Rads Flee VA After Agency Banned Remote Work - The Imaging Wire
A new report claims that radiologists fled the VA healthcare system after the agency eliminated policies allowing remote work.
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Some good news arrived this week in the campaign to reduce CT radiation dose. A new nationwide survey in Radiology found that radiation dose from CT scans has fallen markedly over the past decade in the U.S. Read more at bit.ly/4wyqVWQ. #radiology #RadSky
CT Radiation Dose Drops in Nationwide Survey - The Imaging Wire
Radiation dose delivered to patients from CT scans has fallen markedly over the past decade in the U.S.
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About 20.6M people worldwide were diagnosed with cancer in 2024, a nearly 7% increase from 2020, WHO.int estimates. The number is sobering, and while a new report revealed progress is being made, it isn’t being made equally. Read more at bit.ly/4foZnwW. #cancer #oncology
Gaps in Global Cancer Burden Widen - The Imaging Wire
About 20.6M people worldwide were diagnosed with cancer in 2024, a nearly 7% increase from 2020, according to an update from WHO.
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Mammography screening exams are some of the most challenging medical images to interpret, but many mammograms are read by general radiologists. AI-based workflow can help close the gap, leading to a 25% improvement in the cancer detection rate for general radiologists. Read more at bit.ly/4pPF9jC.
AI Closes Mammo Gap Between Generalists, Specialists - The Imaging Wire
An AI-based workflow for mammography screening helped close the cancer detection gap between specialists and general radiologists.
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Ultrasound long ago carved out a role in breast cancer screening as a complementary tool to conventional 2D mammography. But is ultrasound still needed, now that U.S. breast screening programs have largely switched over to 3D DBT? Read more at theimagingwire.com/2026/07/19/i....
Ultrasound and DBT Screening - Time to Call It Quits? - The Imaging Wire
Ultrasound is an important complement to conventional 2D mammography for breast cancer screening. But is ultrasound still needed in the era of 3D mammography?
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Maureen P. Kohi, MD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Radiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC. www.newswise.com/articles/mau...
Maureen P. Kohi, MD to Chair Radiology Department at Pitt/UPMC | Newswise
Dr. Kohi is widely recognized for advancing precision medicine through innovations in imaging, artificial intelligence and minimally invasive therapies, with a particular focus on improving women's he...
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Digital rectal exams for prostate cancer staging could become a thing of the past thanks to MRI. A new study in JAMA Network Open found that MRI performed as well as digital exams in determining the extent of prostate cancer disease. Read more at bit.ly/4w73L9E. #radiology #MRI
MRI for Prostate Cancer Staging - The Imaging Wire
Digital rectal exams for prostate cancer staging could become a thing of the past thanks to MRI.
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AI has its skeptics and superfans when it comes to interpreting medical images, inspiring a wide range of approaches to checking its work, but a new RadioGraphics paper argues the right level of oversight lies somewhere in the middle. Read more at bit.ly/4w7FgcI. #radiology #RadSky
Where Do Humans Belong in the AI Loop? - The Imaging Wire
Monitoring trends, not individual readings, could be a sensible approach to supervising radiology AI.
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The FDA takes a science-based approach to letting people die of cancer. www.cnbc.com/2026/06/30/f...
FDA lets Philip Morris market Zyn nicotine pouches as less harmful than cigarettes
The Trump administration has expanded access to nicotine products despite concerns from public health critics about youth use and addiction.
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Interventional radiology has proven benefits for patient care, enabling life-saving procedures to be performed less invasively than open surgery. But interventional radiology procedures are being concentrated among fewer radiologists, based on new findings at theimagingwire.com/2026/06/28/i...
Interventional Radiology’s Practice Evolution - The Imaging Wire
Interventional radiology procedures are being concentrated among fewer radiologists, perhaps reflecting recent changes in medical training.
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AI-based calculations of breast cancer risk from screening mammograms can track cancer risk over time, giving clinicians a longitudinal tool for following patients. A new study adds to the growing body of knowledge on AI-based risk analysis. Read more at theimagingwire.com/2026/06/24/a....
AI Risk Prediction’s Long-Term Value - The Imaging Wire
AI-based calculations of breast cancer risk derived from screening mammograms can track cancer risk as it evolves over time.
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A new wellness imaging concept from Midjourney is the focus of issue #811 of The Imaging Wire. Our top stories ... - Midjourney’s Imaging Spa Concept - Radiologists Weigh In on Midjourney Medical - Canada Relaunches Preventive Health Panel Read more at theimagingwire.com/newsletter/m...
Midjourney’s Imaging Spa, Radiologists Weigh In, and Canada Relaunch - The Imaging Wire
Midjourney’s Imaging Spa, Radiologists Weigh In, Relaxed MRI Contrast Policy, How to Do Opportunistic Screening, Chest AI Dataset, and More.
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