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Week in Review: Future of breast screening | Generation Z at work | Revel on CT lung screening

What lies ahead for breast screening? Which are the standout sessions at JFR 2024? Prof. Isabelle Thomassin-Naggara shares her views.

October 4, 2024

Week in Review: Swiss show the way on dose | Tribunal suspends doctor twice | JFR 2024 looms large

Clinical audits aren't everybody's cup of tea, but they're a necessary part of modern healthcare, as the Swiss have realized when it comes to radiation safety.

September 27, 2024

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A sharp rise in patient exposure to radiation dose due to the growth of CT and PET/CT scans has prompted the Swiss to implement clinical audits, but the process has proved difficult.

September 26, 2024

Tribunal suspends doctor who worked during misconduct ban

A U.K. tribunal has banned a doctor for 12 months because he worked while he was already suspended for misconduct due to his criticism of patients for their English skills and his insistence that a woman remove her face veil.

September 24, 2024

Investigation into patient death focuses on radiology's failures

A patient death following a COVID-19 vaccination was due to a combination of tragic unfortunate timing, system shortcomings, and human error – including by a reporting radiologist – a U.K. independent review has found.

September 18, 2024

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MRI proves value in tricky renal cases

MRI can play a central role in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant renal tumoral masses, French researchers have reported.

September 17, 2024

Week in Review: Radiology under scrutiny | Optimizing dose in spine x-ray | New data on vaping

Gone are the days when radiologists rarely, if ever, became embroiled in medicolegal cases.

September 12, 2024

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Direct comparisons of the performance of two different types of x-ray systems are rare, so the findings of a recent Spanish study deserve a close look.

September 12, 2024

Hospital doctor gets struck off for fraud

A clinician who defrauded the U.K. health service of £50,000 (€59,200) by submitting false time sheets has been struck off. Another recent tribunal issued a warning to a radiologist over care quality.

September 10, 2024

Justice Scales Fire

Week in Review: 100 Rules of Radiology | News from ESC 2024 | Paul Dubbins on AI and WFH

When former ESR President Prof. Adrian Brady speaks in glowing terms about a new publication, it's wise to take note.

September 5, 2024

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Brady: Europe must act on training and workforce needs

Harmonized training and workforce standards across the EU are essential for radiology to prosper in the years ahead, says former ESR President Prof. Adrian Brady in a Q&A interview.

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GEHC reveals plans to acquire Belgium’s icometrix

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Dutch study proposes method for developing pediatric DRLs

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Major shake-up looms for AI platform sector

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CT estimated to cause 5% of new cancer cases

Researchers suggest that cancers associated with radiation from CT scans could eventually account for 5% of all new cases annually.

April 16, 2025

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Swedish team puts focus on cost-effectiveness of DBT

By Maryam Payne

The cost-effectiveness of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) depends on mortality reduction, future costs, and patients' willingness to pay for screening, according to a group from Malmö and Lund.

April 15, 2025

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AI-guided POCUS assists TB diagnosis in underserved areas

By Amerigo Allegretto

AI-guided POCUS can accurately detect tuberculosis (TB), according to research presented at the ESCMID conference in Vienna, Austria.

April 14, 2025

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Imaging unveils overlooked orbital findings

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

Award-winning Spanish researchers have spent two years collecting cases of orbital findings. They’ve now summarized their results and shared their experiences.

April 14, 2025

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AI can improve diagnosis of pediatric fractures

By Maryam Payne

AI-based software performed well at detecting fractures in children and improved the diagnostic accuracy of emergency room readers, a new German study shows.

April 14, 2025

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CT effective for tracking colon cancer lymph node distribution

By Kate Madden Yee

Using CT to track lymph node distribution in colon cancer patients is more effective at identifying metastasis than conventional testing.

April 11, 2025

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Metabolic MRI method shows promise in Alzheimer’s cases

Danish researchers have found that deuterium metabolic imaging was highly aligned with F-18 FDG-PET, a cornerstone of dementia diagnostics.

April 10, 2025

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PET reveals brain’s responses to music

PET has provided the first neuroimaging evidence that music affects the brain’s opioid receptor system.

April 9, 2025

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Dutch study casts light on MRI prostate image quality

By Maryam Payne

A national prostate MRI survey has shown compliance with PI-RADS recommendations was high, but between 30% and 50% of exams were of inadequate image quality.

April 8, 2025

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Debate ignites over radiology trainees and research

Should all trainees be forced to do research? This question has sparked a lively discussion between Prof. Luis Martí-Bonmatí and two leading U.K. radiologists.

April 8, 2025

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SPECT/CT measure validated for diagnosing ATTR

A research team in Finland has validated the accuracy of a SPECT/CT measure for diagnosing transthyretin amyloidosis.

April 7, 2025

Is this the first x-ray image taken in space?

The commander of the Fram2 space mission has posted on social media what may be the first x-ray image taken in space.

April 7, 2025

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