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Wearable coil for breast MRI can bring major clinical benefits
Supine breast MRI with a lightweight radiofrequency coil vest can provide accurate lesion positioning, Austrian researchers have reported.
February 5, 2025
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Radiology can play central role in humanizing mortality
Radiology is uniquely positioned to have a pivotal role in shaping a more compassionate approach to mortality, according to two leading researchers in postmortem imaging.
January 27, 2025
Postmortem CT with coronary angiography and positive contrast highlights the precise location of myocardial rupture within the left ventricular wall, showcasing the value of contrast-enhanced imaging in providing accurate diagnoses without the need for autopsy.
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MRI ensures clarity and precision on vulvar pathologies
MRI allows precise evaluation of rare vulvar pathologies, differentiating benign from malignant lesions, and is crucial for tailored clinical approaches.
January 16, 2025
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Paola Clauser takes the editor's chair at ESR journal
Dr. Paola Clauser is to take over from Prof. Luis Marti-Bonmati as editor in chief of Insights into Imaging, the ESR journal that has just celebrated its 15th anniversary.
January 7, 2025
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8 steps to creating 3D printed models from CT scans
The emergence of 3D printed models costing as little as €20 each represents a sustainable way of enhancing surgical planning and medical communication.
December 19, 2024
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Peru relishes its day in the sun at McCormick Place
The RSNA spotlight fell on Peru on 3 December, when a special session focused on pneumoconiosis, parasitic infections, and ancient mummies.
December 6, 2024
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Careful use of thermoprotection boosts safety in HCC cases
Radiologists at Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, have shared their 20 years of clinical experience of treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with thermal ablation.
November 21, 2024
(A) Targeted HCC in segment IV-A near the diaphragm. (B) Artificial ascites (*) created using a 6.3 Fr Dawson-Mueller catheter inserted along the inferior margin of the left hepatic lobe. (C) Satisfactory distribution of ascites beneath the diaphragm. (D) Microwave antenna inserted at the target, with mechanical leveraging performed to further accentuate the gap between the liver and diaphragm.
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Price rises loom large for contrast media users
The prospect of a substantial hike in the price of contrast media has edged closer after the European Council approved a revised EU directive on urban wastewater treatment.
November 12, 2024
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Radiology responds to devastating floods in Spain
Members of Valencia's radiological community are reeling from the worst flooding experienced by the region for generations. Some people have expressed anger over the lack of preparedness and political leadership.
November 5, 2024
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How do Asian women perceive breast cancer screening?
Asian women in Singapore have a broadly positive attitude towards breast cancer risk assessment and screening, according to Bao Lin Pauline Soh, PhD, and her colleagues.
October 23, 2024
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What’s the likely impact of €16B Hologic deal?
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.
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.
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AI on the Aegean: EuSoMII congress comes to Crete
By Philip Ward
AI not only holds clinical potential but also can transform a bad dancer into a magnificent mover, delegates learned at the European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics (EuSoMII) annual congress in Heraklion. We bring you some of the highlights.
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PSMA-PET/CT may replace NaF-PET/CT in advanced prostate cancer
By Will Morton
Replacing F-18 sodium fluoride (NaF) PET/CT with F-18 PSMA PET/CT can improve treatment for men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer.
October 13, 2025
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What's the link between assisted reproduction and breast cancer?
By Maryam Payne
There's an urgent need to assess the link between assisted reproductive technologies and breast cancer risk, researchers said at the European Society of Breast Imaging annual congress.
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Will AI lead to merger of radiology and pathology?
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
A strategic merger of radiology and pathology into a unified specialty is vital, two experts have warned in an 8 October commentary in European Journal of Radiology AI.
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U.K. newspaper exposes scandal of European radiologist
By Philip Ward
A radiologist was able to work for a teleradiology company, despite having had his licenses revoked in Sweden and Norway, an investigation by The Times has revealed. The firm has now issued a detailed statement.
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Missed previous mammography screening linked to worse disease outcomes
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Researchers in Sweden have found that women who did not attend their previous screening had larger tumors and poorer disease-specific survival.
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Coroner investigates patient death after ID check failure
By Philip Ward
A U.K. coroner has specified that a dying woman had her cancer diagnosis delayed after the wrong patient underwent a CT scan due to staff's failure to check the person's name.
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Momentum builds for MRI staging of cervical cancer
By Maryam Payne
When it comes to preoperative staging of cervical cancer, now's the time to shift from cystoscopy to MRI, Italian researchers have asserted.
October 7, 2025
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Stay sharp to avoid pitfalls of emergency imaging in elderly
By Frances Rylands-Monk
In the elderly, radiologists must take great care not to confuse normal age-related changes with the cause of the emergency, delegates heard at the French national radiology congress, JFR, on 5 October.
October 6, 2025
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MRI finds brain shape changes may be linked to dementia
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One of the study's implications is that brain shape changes in the entorhinal cortex could contribute to the development of disease.
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Female authors remain underrepresented in radiology journals
By Maryam Payne
Women are still significantly underrepresented among the authors of top-cited imaging articles, with country of origin and subspecialty being influencing factors.
October 6, 2025
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