Erik L. Ridley

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Editor in Chief @AuntMinnie. Medical imaging/healthcare IT journalist who enjoys great writing, mobile apps, and a quest for optimal performance.

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Week in Review: AI and radiologist liability | PET and alcohol abuse | SalaryScan

1 day ago | auntminnie.com | Erik L. Ridley

If a radiologist missed a key finding but AI software didn’t, how would a jury determine legal culpability? Researchers from Brown University recently explored that question and came up with some interesting findings. After surveying hundreds of jurors, the study team concluded that although that scenario would negatively affect the defense, the effect could be substantially mitigated by providing the panel with data on the algorithm’s error rates.
Clairity deploys AI for breast cancer risk prediction

1 day ago | auntminnie.com | Erik L. Ridley

Imaging AI startup Clairity has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) de novo authorization for Clarity Breast, an AI-based software platform designed to predict a woman’s future breast cancer from a screening mammogram. Unlike computer-aided detection or computer-aided diagnosis software, Clairity Breast is not meant to be included in the radiologist’s interpretation process.
Hot shots from Wiesbaden: RĂ¶Ko 2025 picture gallery

5 days ago | auntminnieeurope.com | Liz Carey |Maryam Payne |Erik L. Ridley

The in-person element of the 106th edition of the German Radiology Congress (Deutscher RĂ¶ntgenkongress, RĂ¶Ko 2025) wound up in Wiesbaden on 30 May. To mark the occasion, below is a selection of images from the onsite meeting (click on thumbnail for photo caption).
Hot shots from Wiesbaden: Highlights from RĂ¶Ko 2025

5 days ago | auntminnieeurope.com | Liz Carey |Maryam Payne |Erik L. Ridley

The in-person element of the 106th edition of the German Radiology Congress (Deutscher RĂ¶ntgenkongress, RĂ¶Ko 2025) wound up in Wiesbaden on 30 May. To mark the occasion, below is a selection of images from the onsite meeting.
Radium-223 safety confirmed in long-term study

5 days ago | auntminnie.com | Erik L. Ridley

A large prospective study has confirmed the long-term safety of radium-223 (Ra-223) for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Final analysis of the global REASSURE trial with seven-year follow-up found a very low rate of secondary primary malignancies or fractures in patients receiving Ra-223, according to a presentation at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago.
SIIM: Are consumer-grade displays suitable for remote radiologists?

2 weeks ago | auntminnie.com | Erik L. Ridley

PORTLAND, OR – Consumer-grade displays can function well for remote diagnostic workstations, but it’s unclear if they are more cost-effective than diagnostic-grade displays over the long-term, according to research presented at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting. The Cleveland Clinic’s imaging informatics group launched a program during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide their institution’s radiologists with consumer-grade displays to support hybrid work.
SIIM: Deep-learning model aids lumbar spine MRI analysis

2 weeks ago | auntminnie.com | Erik L. Ridley

PORTLAND, OR – An AI algorithm can assist radiologists in comprehensive analysis of lumbar spine MRI exams, according to research presented at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting. Presenter Kay Wu, MD, a radiology resident at the University of Toronto, and colleagues from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Athinoula A.
SIIM: AI creates well-received radiology reports for patients

2 weeks ago | auntminnie.com | Erik L. Ridley

PORTLAND, OR – An integrated AI approach can help produce video radiology reports that are patient-friendly, according to a presentation at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting. Researchers led by presenter Luyang Luo, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School in Boston, believe that video reports produced by its ReXplain AI-based software could ultimately enable improved patient outcomes.
Video: Dr. Howard Chen on AI implementation and development trends

2 weeks ago | auntminnie.com | Erik L. Ridley

PORTLAND, OR -- In a video interview on May 20 at the 2025 SIIM-ACR Data Science Summit, Howard Chen, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic discussed AI implementation challenges and the promise of foundational models and agentic AI.
Video: Florence Doo talks radiology AI sustainability

2 weeks ago | auntminnie.com | Erik L. Ridley

PORTLAND, OR -- Florence Doo, MD, of the University of Maryland in College Park shares her thoughts on sustainability and radiology AI technology in an interview on May 20 at the 2025 SIIM-ACR Data Science Summit.