Philip Ward

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Barcelona radiomics team reveals AI progress in liver cancer
Spanish researchers have reported success with an automated tool for liver tumor detection and delineation that uses deep-learning methods for biomedical image segmentation.
June 5, 2025
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Hot shots from Wiesbaden: RöKo 2025 picture gallery
The in-person part of the 106th edition of the German Radiology Congress (RöKo 2025) wound up in Wiesbaden on 30 May. We bring you a selection of images from the meeting.
June 3, 2025
The “Saifie” was born at RöKo 2025! Dr. Saif Afat, chairperson of the ESR Radiology Trainees Forum Subcommittee and managing senior physician at the University Hospital of Tübingen, invited attendees to pose with him for selfies during the congress. He’s shown here with (from left to right): Prof. Dr. Mathias Goyen, chief medical officer at GE HealthCare; Prof. Dr. Markus Juchems, head of radiology at Klinikum Konstanz; Prof. Dr. Fabian Bamberg, head of radiology at University Medical Center Freiburg; and Prof. Dr. Johannes Wessling, head of radiology at Clemenshospital Münster.
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Week in Review: Imaging of dense breasts | Tribute to Jan Peregrin | Pelvic floor disorders
What’s the latest thinking on how best to image dense breasts? Research groups in the U.K. and the Netherlands have published their latest findings.
May 30, 2025
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Radiology mourns death of Czech pioneer Jan Peregrin
The medical imaging community is mourning the loss of Prof. Jan Peregrin, the visionary in interventional radiology and educator from Prague who died on 17 May.
May 28, 2025
I always hoped to meet a friendly extraterrestrial who could help me to change the world, said Prof. Jan Peregrin. Photo courtesy of IKEM and CIRSE.
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Week in Review: Wellness and weight loss | Use of AI in fracture detection | Radiation dose management
Written off in his 40s, radiologist Dr. Salman Qureshi has turned his life around, losing 43 kg (nearly 7 stone) in four years. Now he’s revealed how he did it.
May 23, 2025
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Research conducted at university hospitals in the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark highlights the potential of AI as a triage tool for fracture detection.
May 22, 2025
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Fit at 50: Radiologist launches on social media
U.K.-trained head and neck radiologist Dr. Salman Qureshi has unveiled his social media channels about the importance of wellness, weight loss, lifestyle, and travel.
May 20, 2025
“They said it’s too late at 50. I disagreed...” notes Dr. Salman Qureshi.
Medicolegal issues
Italian radiologist faces charges of sexual assault
A senior radiologist has been arrested after serious allegations of aggravated sexual assault and stalking against hospital colleagues, according to media reports.
May 13, 2025
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What are the most important clinical applications of contrast-enhanced mammography? Researchers from Pamplona, Spain, have provided some answers that deserve a close look.
May 8, 2025
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Spanish group spells out pros and cons of CEM
Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) has become a second-line tool in the diagnostic and therapeutic process and is a reliable alternative to MRI for preoperative breast cancer evaluation.
May 8, 2025
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MRI safety panel unveils findings on patient death
An MRI scan that resulted in a patient's death deviated from national recommendations, a Finnish safety investigation has found.
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Abdominal pain? Consider fishbones
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Christiane Kuhl endorses DRG's new women’s health campaign
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Do young athletes with low back pain need advanced imaging?
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Structured reporting, AI improve chest x-ray workflows
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Imaging team reflects on 20 years of orbital ultrasound, MRI
By Philip Ward
Four experienced pediatric radiologists have shared two decades of knowledge and expertise of orbital anatomy and pathology in new research.
October 30, 2025
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Mirai shows promise for detecting interval breast cancers
By Amerigo Allegretto
The AI risk prediction model Mirai has shown promise for detecting interval breast cancers from screening mammograms, according to Prof. Fiona Gilbert.
October 29, 2025
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German group shows how to optimize whole-body MRI
By Maryam Payne
Researchers from Heidelberg and Hannover have tried to establish the most effective protocol for whole-body MRI for cancer detection in patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome.
October 29, 2025
Sequences included in the study MRI protocol: (a) coronal TIRM (turbo inversion recovery magnitude) sequence, (b) coronal T1-weighted sequence, (c) axial FLAIR (fluid-attenuated inversion recovery) sequence (head only), (d) axial T2-weighted fast spin-echo sequence (HASTE), (e) axial diffusion-weighted imaging (b-value 900), (f) an axial ADC map, (g) axial T1-Dixon water-only images before contrast agent, and (h) after administration of contrast agent.
Team Sicily shines light on imaging of gunshot wounds
By Philip Ward
New analysis from Italy shows that forensic radiology training significantly boosts postmortem CT reliability and enables radiologists to recognize injury patterns specific to firearm-related fatalities.
October 28, 2025
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MRI predicts diabetes in obese patients
By Will Morton
Researchers found a dose-response relationship between MRI-derived liver proton density fat fraction and abnormal glucose metabolism.
October 28, 2025
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New procedure treats chronic pain in toe joints
By Will Morton
Median pain scores dropped for 27 patients from nine to one after five months.
October 28, 2025
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DWI with fat correction identifies liver scarring in MASLD patients
By Kate Madden Yee
An MRI technique that corrects for fat in the liver appears to perform comparably to MRE for detecting fibrosis.
October 27, 2025
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LLMs rapidly evolving in nuclear medicine
By Will Morton
Large language models (LLMs) are widely used to handle the large volume of text data generated in nuclear medicine.
October 27, 2025
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The politics of health: Evis Sala takes first steps in Albania
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Prof. Evis Sala has made a bold career move from head of radiology at a large hospital in Rome to Minister of Health in Albania. She talks exclusively to AuntMinnieEurope about her new challenges and the pivotal role of imaging in the nation’s EU roadmap.
October 27, 2025
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What’s the likely impact of €16B Hologic deal?
By Erik L. Ridley and Philip Ward
Private equity firms are acquiring women’s health vendor Hologic. Senior industry experts reflect on the deal and the future consequences for the global women’s health sector.
October 23, 2025
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PET/MRI begins to deliver in breast cancer
By Philip Ward
The clinical role of PET/MRI is evolving rapidly in breast cancer, according to two studies presented at the European Society of Breast Imaging annual meeting.
October 23, 2025
Dedicated breast F-18 FDG PET/MRI exam pre- (A, D, G), mid- (B, E, H), and post-NAC (C, F, I) of a 41-year-old patient diagnosed with a triple negative (TN), grade 2, invasive carcinoma. The SUVmax values of the primary tumor were 14.68 pre-NAC, 1.69 mid-NAC, and 1.87 post-NAC, while SER values were 1.19, 0.52, and 0.63, respectively. Figure courtesy of Melissa Lenaerts, PhD, Dr. Thiemo van Nijnatten, PhD, et al and presented at EUSOBI 2025.
EUSOBI: Positron emission mammography demonstrates worth
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Positron emission mammography is proving useful in the presurgical assessment of invasive lobular carcinoma, researchers reported at the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) annual meeting.
October 22, 2025
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