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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Image courtesy of the Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal.
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How accurate are AI-generated depictions of radiologists?
Not nearly as accurate as they should be, say Canadian researchers, and this matters because representation directly influences career aspirations and patient trust.
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Hospital doctor gets struck off for serious misconduct
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Entire interventional radiology team resigns at Sydney hospital
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Type of breast cancer contributes to AI-mammography misses
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McCoubrie on the mangling of medical English
By Dr. Paul McCoubrie
Radiologists should employ simplicity of phrase, avoid arcane jargon, and ensure reports are not Joycean, writes Dr. Paul McCoubrie.
June 19, 2025
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Swedish team shows clinical potential of tau PET scans
By Will Morton
Tau PET brain scans can help to identify the risk of clinical progression of Alzheimer’s disease in both the preclinical and symptomatic stages.
June 18, 2025
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Hospital colleagues pay tribute to Prateek Joshi
By Philip Ward
Dr. Prateek Joshi, the radiologist who died in the Air India plane crash that killed at least 279 people, was cherished by everyone and has left a profound void, his hospital colleagues say.
June 17, 2025
During his four years working in the U.K., Dr. Prateek Joshi developed a love of walking in the Peak District in central England and eating fish and chips. Photo courtesy of UHDB.
CT advances in colorectal cancer survival
By Maryam Payne
Volumetric analysis can give more information than single-slice analysis about body composition, which is associated with survival in patients with colorectal cancer.
June 17, 2025
Examples of CT volumetric and single-slice images produced by Data Analysis Facilitation Suite (DAFS) v3.9 software are displayed.
Essen team tackles imaging deidentification tasks
By Maryam Payne
German researchers have developed an open-source AI tool that can help boost patient privacy by speeding up the deidentification of medical imaging data.
June 16, 2025
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Radiologist and family among Air India crash victims
By Philip Ward
A radiologist, his pathologist wife, and their three children have been named among the 240-plus victims of the Air India plane crash, according to a report posted by BBC News on 13 June.
June 13, 2025
The selfie of the family taken onboard the Air India flight before take-off.
PET/CT supports use of infliximab for cardiac sarcoidosis
By Will Morton
FDG-PET/CT imaging has provided new evidence that infliximab is an effective medication for treating cardiac sarcoidosis, a U.K. study has found.
June 11, 2025
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Tribunal suspends AI researcher for a year due to misconduct
By Philip Ward
A U.K. tribunal has suspended an AI researcher from Google Health for inappropriately messaging a 13-year-old patient while he was a medical student at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
June 10, 2025
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Liver cirrhosis: Team Hamburg presents latest findings
By Maryam Payne
Liver cirrhosis results in cardiac changes that are more extensive than previously thought, a German study has found.
June 10, 2025
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Men appear more vulnerable to dynamic carotid plaque
By Liz Carey
Serial MR scans show different components within carotid atherosclerotic plaque may increase the risk of intraplaque hemorrhage, Dutch researchers have found.
June 9, 2025
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Will FAP-targeted theranostics live up to their promise?
By Will Morton
German researchers have reported that fibroblast activation protein (FAP)-targeted theranostics is an emerging technique in the battle against cancer.
June 6, 2025
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New evidence emerges on U.K. radiology’s workforce crisis
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Two major reports published today reveal the huge workforce problems facing the U.K. radiology and oncology sectors and the ever-greater reliance on outsourcing.
June 5, 2025
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