Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

MRI
Poisoning and the brain: How can imaging help?
MRI and CT can play a central role in determining whether a toxin is present in a patient and how it affects the person if poisoning is known to have occurred.
October 10, 2024
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Nuclear Medicine
Swiss overcome logistical issues in clinical audits
Clinical audits in radiation protection are proving valuable in Switzerland, but serious challenges have arisen due to the country's four official languages and diverse regional cultures.
September 26, 2024
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Digital X-Ray
Team Madrid seeks to minimize radiation dose in spine x-ray
A single-exposure x-ray system allows optimization of radiation dose in spinal exams and has great potential for reducing artifacts, Spanish researchers insist.
September 12, 2024
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Ultrasound
Ultrasound proves effective in penile emergencies
Spanish researchers are convinced that ultrasound can often provide the answers for patients who present with a penile fracture and other painful conditions.
August 29, 2024
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Molecular Imaging
PET/CT provides clarity in pleural mesothelioma cases
Metabolic tumor volume is a relatively accurate predictor of outcomes in pleural mesothelioma treated with immunotherapy, according to a Norwegian-led PET/CT study.
August 15, 2024
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Imaging Informatics
Survey pinpoints evolving trends in training needs and habits
A large European survey has found live educational events remain as popular as ever, but e-learning is poised for continued growth, particularly among younger colleagues.
August 8, 2024
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CT
Sustainability rises up radiology's global agenda
Strong and concerted action is needed to limit the impact of medical imaging on the environment, according to speakers at a special session held at the annual meeting of the European Society of musculoSkeletal Radiology.
June 28, 2024
Members of the ESSR panel discussion. From the left: Dr. Vid Matišić, member of ESSR Young Club and radiology resident at St. Catherine Specialty Hospital in Zagreb; Dr. Barbora Horehleďová, chair of ESSR Young Club and radiology and nuclear medicine resident at Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands; Dr. Marco Curti, congress youth director at ESSR 2024; Prof. Juerg Hodler, president of the International Skeletal Society and professor of radiology at Zurich University Hospital; and Prof. Mario Maas, past president of ESSR and professor of radiology at the University of Amsterdam and the Amsterdam University Medical Center. All photos courtesy of ESSR.
3D Printing
3D printing plays key role in managing aortic wall disease
Modern 3D printing techniques can be of great value in the management of patients with aortic wall disease, but implementation requires technical knowledge, patience, and rigorous attention to detail.
June 10, 2024
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Advanced Visualization
Radiology's visualization tools can transform surgical practice
The clinical integration of 3D printing and extended reality technologies is having a growing impact on patient care by improving surgical planning and aiding simulations to guide procedures in real-time.
June 7, 2024
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MRI
Gadolinium waste in Japanese river rises 8-fold in 24 years
Pollution from gadolinium-based contrast agents used in MRI increased 7.7 times over two decades in the Tone River, located north of Tokyo. The finding has shocked the study's lead author.
June 3, 2024
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Nordic survey pinpoints motivators and obstacles in research
What factors inspire radiologists to engage in research? And what factors prevent them from doing so? A survey from the Nordic region provides some answers.
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By Will Morton
All models showed moderate to high performance for straightforward fracture detection but limited accuracy in complex scenarios.
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PSMA-PET/CT may replace NaF-PET/CT in advanced prostate cancer
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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.
October 9, 2025
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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.
October 9, 2025
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Missed previous mammography screening linked to worse disease outcomes
By Amerigo Allegretto
Researchers in Sweden have found that women who did not attend their previous screening had larger tumors and poorer disease-specific survival.
October 8, 2025
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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.
October 7, 2025
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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
By Kate Madden Yee
One of the study's implications is that brain shape changes in the entorhinal cortex could contribute to the development of disease.
October 6, 2025
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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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PET/CT links metabolic activity to aggressive endometrial cancer
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Aggressive endometrial cancer may drive the high metabolic activity of visceral fat, Norwegian researchers reported in Barcelona at the 40th anniversary meeting of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine.
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