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New risk model predicts need for CT lung screening

A new risk model for lung cancer goes where Framingham dared to tread for heart disease: providing sophisticated assessments of which individuals would most likely benefit from CT lung screening, according to a report in the 21 August issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.

August 20, 2012

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CT colonography can boost detection of flat polyps

Flat colorectal lesions aren't easy to detect on CT colonography. But a group from Japan did quite well finding them after patients underwent bowel cleansing and automated insufflation before CT scanning, according to a new study in the Scandinavian journal Acta Radiologica.

August 9, 2012

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Whole-body CT practices can vary widely in emergency care

Is whole-body CT being used appropriately in emergency department trauma patients? It's hard to tell and dangerous to generalize, but strategies and utilization differ considerably in the U.K., even though the use of whole-body CT scans for trauma cases is generally rising.

August 7, 2012

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Cardiac Imaging

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July 30, 2012

Screening whole-body MRI finds abnormalities in one-third

Heart and whole-body MRI is a feasible technique with demonstrated accuracy in detecting atherosclerotic disease. Still, screening consecutive, presumably healthy patients for signs of cardiovascular disease with whole-body MR, as German investigators did for a new study, is rare enough to raise eyebrows.

July 30, 2012

3D cardiac MRI at 3T accurately assesses myocardial perfusion

3D whole-heart myocardial perfusion cardiac MRI at 3 tesla accurately detects functionally significant coronary artery disease with results that are comparable to more invasive techniques, according to study published online on 18 July in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

July 19, 2012

U.K. radiographers lead diagnostic and therapeutic services

The role of radiographers in the U.K. continues to grow in diagnostic and therapeutic services, including advanced imaging modalities and research, according to a new survey of managers.

July 12, 2012

Reporting incidental calcium on chest CT could save lives

In a cardiovascular study with relevance to today's emerging lung cancer screening programs, Finnish researchers report that calcium detected incidentally at chest CT predicts death from cardiovascular disease and from all causes.

July 12, 2012

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BMJ: Twice is the key to cost-effective AAA screening

Danish researchers have found a sort of Goldilocks solution to the question of whether abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening is cost-effective if performed repeatedly rather than just once in a patient's lifetime. The most cost-effective scenario is twice, they reported on Friday in the British Medical Journal.

July 5, 2012

EVINCI: Noninvasive heart imaging cuts invasive procedures 75%

As many as three-fourths of patients with chest pain could avoid invasive and costly procedures like invasive coronary angiography by undergoing noninvasive imaging tests first, according to investigators at the Evaluation of Integrated Cardiac Imaging (EVINCI) Consortium last week.

July 2, 2012

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Unfilled vacancies and disparities persist in nuclear medicine

Nuclear medicine specialists have high career satisfaction, but unfilled vacancies and career disparities persist, finds a workforce survey by the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM).

Dual PET imaging in Case Two illustrates a patient with discordant disease. FDG PET (b & d) shows FDG uptake in tail of pancreas primary lesion (yellow arrow), as well as multiple hepatic metastases (yellow boxes), with enlarged liver span. DOTATATE PET on left (a) shows several hepatic metastases that do not demonstrate DOTATATE uptake above background of liver parenchyma. The liver lesions in (c) demonstrate moderate FDG uptake in liver lesions, with no corresponding DOTATATE avidity (white box) or central photopenia (white arrow). This discordance in dual PET imaging corresponds to a NETPET score of 5. This suggests de-differentiated disease and a less favorable prognosis. The patient was not suitable for Lutate treatment and received chemotherapy.

PET develops key clinical role in neuroendocrine tumors

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PET/CT visualizes complications in patients on hemodialysis

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Example of prostate zonal segmentation by the AI software in a patient. Yellow: transition zone; green: peripheral zone; red, anterior fibromuscular stroma; blue, central zone.

Zonal segmentation with AI shows promise in prostate cancer

Embolization procedure reduces hip pain in osteoarthritis patients

Arterial embolization is a promising, minimally invasive treatment for chronic hip pain in patients with osteoarthritis.

March 1, 2025

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Experts focus attention on pressure points in prostate imaging

If an MRI prostagram proves to be a viable screening tool for prostate cancer, urologists are going to have a lot of extra work on their hands and radiologists will be needed to help out, ECR 2025 attendees learned.

March 1, 2025

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MRI-based ML model detects leiomyosarcomas

By Amerigo Allegretto

An MRI-based machine learning (ML) model showed promise in differentiating leiomyosarcoma from atypical benign leiomyoma.

March 1, 2025

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Video from ECR: What's high on the agenda right now for the ESR?

Boosting European radiology's visibility on the global healthcare stage remains an urgent priority for the ESR, according to Prof. Carlo Catalano.

March 1, 2025

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U.K. team shows how AI can benefit the environment

By Kate Madden Yee

Incorporating AI into workflow can allow for transformative changes and more sustainable clinical practice, U.K. researchers revealed at ECR 2025.

February 28, 2025

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Video from ECR: Merel Huisman: AI hot topics, young clubs, and physician burnout

Is the EU AI Act friend or foe? How can you urge younger radiologists to engage in a society? And how can burnout be avoided? We put these and other questions to Dr. Merel Huisman.

February 28, 2025

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Canon highlights ultrasound and CT lung screening at ECR 2025

By Erik L. Ridley

Canon Medical Systems is emphasizing a new multipurpose ultrasound scanner and its lung cancer screening portfolio at ECR 2025.

February 28, 2025

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Building a digital profile is all about being yourself

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

For radiologists accustomed to working more behind the scenes, being digitally visible might not seem like a priority, but in today's connected world, an online presence is about much more than self-promotion.

February 28, 2025

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CEUS adds value to spleen trauma management

By Amerigo Allegretto

CEUS could be a suitable alternative to CT for early detection of complications in splenic trauma that’s nonoperatively managed.

February 28, 2025

PET/MRI receives boost for prostate cancer detection

Hybrid PET/MRI scans outperform either technique alone for identifying tumors in high-risk patients with suspected prostate cancer, an Italian research team reported at ECR 2025.

February 28, 2025

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Use MR enterography for complex IBD cases

Four takeaways from an advanced course on imaging inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) cases

February 28, 2025

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Video from ECR: Ukraine provides reality check for global radiology

Despite three years of adversity, Ukrainian radiologists remain positive and focused on knowledge preservation, skill improvement, and European cooperation, according to Dr. Uliana Pidvalna.

February 28, 2025

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