Radiology Podcast | RSNA

Dr. Ashwin Parihar speaks with Dr. Olayinka A. Abiodun-Ojo and Dr. David M. Schuster about findings from the EMPIRE 2 trial, exploring how fluciclovine PET and PSMA PET influence salvage radiotherapy planning for men with recurrent prostate cancer after prostatectomy. The discussion examines the strengths and limitations of each tracer, the importance of prostate bed detection, and where fluciclovine may still have a role in the evolving era of PSMA-targeted imaging.
18F-Fluciclovine or 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT–guided SalvageRadiotherapy Changes in Postprostatectomy BiochemicalRecurrence: Secondary Analysis of the EMPIRE-2 Trial. Abiodun-Ojo and Jani et al. Radiology 2026; 319(3):e251874.

In this episode of the Radiology Podcast, Dr. Siddhant Dogra speaks with Dr. Albert Jiao about Radiology Reimagined and the critical role interoperability plays in integrating AI into everyday radiology workflows. Together, they explore lessons learned from large-scale AI demonstrations, practical considerations for evaluating imaging AI tools, and what the future of radiology innovation may look like.
Radiology Reimagined: Interoperability and Lessons Learned from the Imaging AI in Practice Demonstration. Jiao et al. Radiology 2026; 319(3):e252225.

Dr. Lauren Kim speaks with first author Dr. Andrew Hernandez about his study which comprehensively quantified energy consumption in MRI, CT, and PET/CT imaging suites by measuring the energy utilization of main power, HVAC, and chilled water subsystems. The study showed that HVAC and chilled water subsystems contribute substantially to total energy consumption, that energy efficiency increases with increasing daily scanning volume, and that a substantial portion of energy consumption occurs during non-operating hours.
 
Quantification of Imaging Suite–Level Energy Patterns in MRI, CT, and PET/CT to Guide Energy Efficiency. Hernandez et al. Radiology 2026; 319(1):e253128.

Host Dr. Reni Butler sits down with Dr. Connie Lehman to discuss groundbreaking research on how AI-generated breast cancer risk scores change over time and what those changes may reveal about a woman's future cancer risk. Together, they explore the promise of longitudinal imaging biomarkers, personalized screening strategies, and how artificial intelligence could transform breast cancer detection and prevention.
Longitudinal Analysis of Changes in Deep Learning Image-based Breast Cancer Risk Scores over Time. Lehman et al. Radiology 2026; 319(3):e253023.

Dr. Refky Nicola welcomes back Dr. Kate Hanneman to discuss new research examining the link between long-term air pollution exposure and coronary atherosclerosis detected on cardiac CT. Together, they explore key findings on plaque burden, sex-specific differences, cumulative exposure risks, and the growing cardiovascular implications of wildfire smoke.
 
Sex-Specific Associations between Long-term Air Pollution Exposure and Coronary Atherosclerosis at Cardiac CT. Castillo et al. Radiology 2026; 319(3):e252086.