RSNA 2025 Trending Topics
Learn about the key trends and topics addressing the latest in research, technology and education
RSNA 2025: Imaging the Individual will bring together a global community of medical imaging professionals and industry partners to explore the transformative technologies advancing precision medicine.
“RSNA 2025 offers unparalleled opportunities to experience the latest science, cutting-edge technology and world-class education—all under the theme Imaging the Individual,” said Kate Hanneman, MD, MPH, chair of the RSNA Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee (AMPPC). “With 300+ educational courses, 800+ science presentations and groundbreaking exhibits, the meeting brings together global experts to share discoveries in AI, sustainability, imaging science and workforce innovation.”
Attendees can expect a dynamic blend of education, networking and hands-on exploration of the latest tools driving personalized, equitable care forward. Dr. Hanneman offers a preview of the hot topics, emerging trends and cutting-edge research designed to inspire and educate attendees at every career stage.
“RSNA 2025 highlights radiology’s rapid evolution toward greater precision, personalization and innovation,” Dr. Hanneman said. “I’m excited about the advances in AI (including generative AI and vision-language models), photon-counting CT, opportunistic imaging, environmental sustainability and workforce well-being.”
Dr. Hanneman explains why she enjoys attending the RSNA annual meeting.
Science and Sustainability in Focus
Dr. Hanneman highlighted a selection of abstracts that exemplify this year’s meeting theme, showcasing technological innovations that are paired with solid evidence to advance patient care.
“Some of the most compelling science abstracts showcase photon-counting CT for functional imaging and radiation dose reduction, AI-enhanced lesion detection, opportunistic imaging for cardiovascular and metabolic risk prediction, and theranostics,” Dr. Hanneman said.
Just as new technologies and approaches are reshaping diagnosis and treatment, the field is also rethinking its practices to advance care while reducing impact on the environment.
By adopting greener practices, optimizing resources and using energy-efficient technologies, departments can ensure that high-quality imaging and patient-centered care go hand-in-hand with environmental responsibility.
As a champion for environmental sustainability in radiology, Dr. Hanneman recommends the following sessions:
- Building a Brighter Future in Radiology: Collaborative Solutions for Efficiency, Patient Care, and Workforce Growth
- Planning a Greener Future in Pediatric Radiology
- Climate Change and Radiology: High Impact Actions Toward Environmentally Sustainable Medical Imaging
Additionally, attendees may be interested in multiple educational exhibits on lifecycle assessment and energy efficiency in imaging. “These sessions bring practical, evidence-based solutions to reducing radiology’s environmental footprint,” Dr. Hanneman noted.
Visual Language Models at the Forefront
Visual language models (VLMs) are a standout this year. The advanced education course Vision Language Model for Radiology Application explores their potential to integrate imaging and textual data for reporting, detection and segmentation.
The plenary session Everyone is Having the Wrong Nightmare’s: AI’s True Threats, presented by Zeynep Tufekci, PhD, MA, will address real-world implications of AI deployment.
Dr. Hanneman also suggested sessions with topics that demonstrate the evolution of AI from research to clinical implementation:
- AI-driven plaque quantification and risk stratification in cardiac imaging
- AI for dementia biomarkers and acute stroke triage
- Oncology-focused, AI-enhanced tumor characterization and outcome prediction
Building the Future of Practice Beyond Interpretation
This year’s meeting offers non-interpretive sessions designed to equip imaging professionals with practical tools and strategies to enhance efficiency, safety and overall service delivery.
“These sessions reflect the meeting’s focus on Imaging the Individual—whether through workforce well-being, team-based care or innovative learning approaches,” Dr. Hanneman said.
- System Interventions to Foster Clinician Well-Being
- Pearls and Pitfalls of Implementing Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) in Radiologist-Led Teams
- Synergy in Real World Practice: The Power of Collaboration between Radiologists and APPs
“Whether attendees seek to deepen their clinical expertise, explore emerging technologies or connect with leaders across radiology, RSNA 2025 is the place where the future of imaging comes to life,” Dr. Hanneman concluded.
Trends by Subspecialty Practice Area
Noninterpretive Skills (Beyond Imaging)
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Look for these additional trending topics in radiology.
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Kate Hanneman, MD, MPH, chair
Breast Imaging
Stamatia V. Destounis, MD, chair
Hiroyuki Abe, MD, PhD
Beatriz E. Adrada, MD
Cherie M. Kuzmiak, DO
Vilert A. Loving, MMM, MD
Katja Pinker-Domenig, MD, PhD
Cardiac Imaging
Karen G. Ordovas, MD, MS, chair
Carole J. Dennie, MD, FRCPC
Michael F. Morris, MD
Cristina Fuss, MD, PhD
Diana Litmanovich, MD
Ming-Yen Ng, BMBS, FRCR
Chest Imaging
Carol C. Wu, MD, chair
Kristopher W. Cummings, MD
Claudio Silva, MD, MSc
Jin Mo Goo, MD, PhD
Saurabh Agarwal, MD
Anastasia Oikonomou, MD, PhD
Emergency Radiology Imaging
Manickam Kumaravel, MD, FRCR, chair
Krystal Archer-Arroyo, MD
Christina A. LeBedis, MD, MS
Claire K. Sandstrom, MD
Sameer B. Raniga, MD, FRCR
Koenraad H. Nieboer, MD
Gastrointestinal Imaging
Courtney C. Moreno, MD, chair
Avinash R. Kambadakone, MD, FRCR
Jeong Min Lee, MD, PhD
Lauren M. Burke, MD
Aya Kamaya, MD
Motoyo Yano, MD, PhD
Genitourinary Imaging
Atul B. Shinagare, MD, chair
Tharakeswara K. Bathala, MD, MS
Silvia D. Chang, MD, FRCPC
Helen C. Addley, BMBCh, FRCR
Kerry L. Thomas, MD
Angela Tong, MD
Head & Neck Imaging
Hillary R. Kelly, MD, chair
Luke N. Ledbetter, MD
Xin Wu, MD
David Zander, MD
Paul M. Bunch, MD
Osamu Sakai, MD, PhD
Imaging Informatics
Marta E. Heilbrun, MD, MS, chair
Felipe C. Kitamura, MD, PhD
Ayis T. Pyrros, MD
Imon Banerjee, PhD
Dania Daye, MD, PhD
Interventional Radiology
Rony Avritscher, MD, chair
Lynn J. Savic, MD
Amy R. Deipolyi, MD, PhD
Charles Y. Kim, MD
Juan C. Camacho, MD
Gloria M. Salazar, MD
Multisystem
Nariman Nezami, MD, chair
Yuliya Lakhman, MD
Sadhna Verma, MD, MBA
Yasunari Fujinaga, MD
Ichiro Ikuta, MD, MMedSc
Stacy E. Smith, MD
Musculoskeletal Imaging
Linda Probyn, MD, chair
Soterios Gyftopoulos, MD, MBA
Andrew J. Grainger, MD
Reto Sutter, MD
Hillary W. Garner, MD
Emma L. Rowbotham, FRCR
Neuroradiology
Achala S. Vagal, MD, chair
Luca Saba, MD
Peter G. Kranz, MD
Carlos H. Torres, MD, FRCPC
Hediyeh Baradaran, MD, MS
Nancy Pham, MD
Noninterpretive Skills (Beyond Imaging)
Vinay Prabhu, MD, MS, chair
Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD, MPH
Saurabh Jha, MBBS, MRCS
Kathryn P. Lowry, MD
Melissa A. Davis, MD, MBA
Efrén J. Flores, MD
Jessica G. Fried, MD
Jay R. Parikh, MD, FRCPC
Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging
Don C. Yoo, MD, chair
Esma A. Akin, MD
Helen R. Nadel, MD, FRCPC
Pedram Heidari, MD
Phillip H. Kuo, MD, PhD
Aileen O’Shea, MBBCh
OB/Gynecology Imaging
Liina Poder, MD, chair
Nicole M. Hindman, MD
Priyanka Jha, MBBS
Catherine R. Phillips, MD
Edward R. Oliver, MD, PhD
Elizabeth A. Sadowski, MD
Pediatric Imaging
Andrea S. Doria, MD, PhD, chair
Teresa Chapman, MD, MA
Amy R. Mehollin-Ray, MD
Marcelo S. Takahashi, MD, PhD
Teresa Victoria, MD, PhD
Emilio Inarejos Clemente, MD
Physics
Lifeng Yu, PhD, chair
Erin B. Macdonald, PhD
James M. Kofler Jr, PhD
Ioannis Sechopoulos, PhD
Zheng Feng Lu, PhD
Ke Li, PhD
Radiation Oncology
Anna Shapiro, MD, chair
Megan J. Kalambo, MD
Simon S. Lo, MBChB
Suresh K. Mukherji, MD, MBA
Tarita O. Thomas, MD, PhD
Meng X. Welliver, MD, PhD
Vascular Imaging
Nicholas S. Burris, MD, chair
Jordi Broncano, MD
Brian B. Ghoshhajra, MD, MBA
Kacie Kuykendall, MD
Daniel Vargas, MD
Bradley D. Allen, MD, MS