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Italian group focuses on who needs CCTA screening most

Can coronary CT angiography (CCTA) be performed on asymptomatic individuals before they have a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack? Italian researchers found a way to efficiently deploy CCTA screening and shared their technique in a 14 October article in the European Heart Journal.

October 30, 2016

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Absolute coronary lumen size on CCTA predicts function

The key question surrounding the functional significance of a coronary lesion can be answered with absolute lesion diameter rather than percent stenosis as measured with coronary CT angiography (CCTA), concludes a new study in European Radiology.

October 27, 2016

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Head CT algorithm a step toward faster stroke care

Using automated software to interpret head CT scans could someday slash the time emergency doctors need to start clot-busting treatments in cases of suspected ischemic stroke, according to Dutch researchers.

October 6, 2016

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Head CT algorithm a step toward faster stroke care

Using automated software to interpret head CT scans could someday slash the time emergency doctors need to start clot-busting treatments in cases of suspected ischemic stroke, according to a method proposed in a SPIE Newsroom technical article.

October 6, 2016

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Researchers close in on radiation's cancer-causing mechanisms

U.K. researchers studying human cancers have identified two characteristic patterns of DNA damage caused by ionizing radiation, enabling doctors to potentially determine which tumors were caused by radiation exposure, according to a study published on September 12 in Nature Communications.

September 11, 2016

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September 7, 2016

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CCTA plus SPECT offer solid long-term prognosis

Patients with positive findings on both coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging are at high risk of cardiac events, while negative results on both exams confer an excellent long-term prognosis, according to researchers from Switzerland.

September 7, 2016

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Reconstruction kernel cuts artifacts in CT MPI

A new reconstruction algorithm can erase beam-hardening artifacts in myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in dual-source CT, bolstering the reliability of the increasingly popular examination, according to a U.S.-German study in European Radiology.

September 6, 2016

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OCT identifies heart patients who can forgo stenting

As many as one-fourth of heart attack patients who would normally have a stent implanted can forgo the procedure in favor of conservative management based on the results of optical coherence tomography (OCT), concluded U.S. researchers in a presentation at the European Society of Cardiology congress (ESC 2016) in Rome.

September 1, 2016

ESC: CT is effective gatekeeper for invasive angio

In stable patients with chest pain and suspected coronary artery disease, using coronary CT angiography to guide the selective use of invasive coronary angiography is safer and less expensive than sending patients directly to angiography, according to results presented on Monday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress in Rome.

August 31, 2016

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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.

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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

Who's bidding for glory at the ESR's 2026 election?

By Maryam Payne

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has revealed the candidates for next year's election for Executive Council positions. Voting will last from 8 to 21 January.

December 17, 2025

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Is imaging always needed for recurring shoulder dislocations?

By Maryam Payne

A comprehensive audit has shed light on the optimum use of imaging in patients with recurrent dislocations.

December 17, 2025

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Take charge of work patterns and look after each other

By Dr. Paul McCoubrie

In the absence of a magical fairy godmother, we need to take charge of our own work patterns and look after each other, writes Dr. Paul McCoubrie.

December 16, 2025

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12 key points to remember for AI deployment

The AI Working Group of the ESR has released a consensus paper about the chain of responsibility for AI as a medical device regulatory compliance issue.

December 15, 2025

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Patients support AI in radiology, but not as standalone reader

Most patients support the use of AI in radiology, but they’re not ready for it to act as a standalone reader, an Irish survey has found.

December 15, 2025

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Marathon training seems to have no negative impact on heart

By Amerigo Allegretto

Imaging has confirmed that endurance training by marathon runners does not appear to have long-term negative effects on the heart.

December 15, 2025

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MRI casts light on patient outcome after heart attack

By Maryam Payne

Increased volume of fat tissue around the heart tends can be associated with greater myocardial damage after a heart attack, German researchers have reported.

December 12, 2025

Cardiac MRI analysis can provide useful information on epicardial adipose tissue, infarct size, microvascular obstruction, and myocardial edema.

3D-printed prostheses bring hope in conflict zones

3D-printing allows for faster, lighter, more affordable, and highly customized prosthetic production, and the technology can help patients regain mobility.

December 11, 2025

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MRI proves effective for tracking results of obesity interventions

By Kate Madden Yee

MRI is a powerful tool to monitor skeletal muscle adaptations during lifestyle interventions for obesity, researchers noted.

December 10, 2025

Lung cancer screening: How Croatia does it

By Maryam Payne

The Croatian lung cancer screening program, integrated into the national system and designed for equitable access, could serve as a model for other countries.

December 10, 2025

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AI comes under scrutiny in Swedish prostate MRI study

An AI system trained in a screening population has lower specificity than radiologists using PI-RADS v2, but considerable care is vital, researchers from Gothenburg reported in European Radiology on 8 December.

December 9, 2025

Example case from test set with biparametric MRI data, reference segmentation, and output from AI system. The primary MRI assessment resulted in a PI-RADS 5 lesion in the left dorsal part of the peripheral zone and a PI-RADS 4 lesion in the right dorsal part of the peripheral zone (PSA of 11.6 μg/L). Targeted biopsies from both areas showed ISUP-grade 3. All images are from the same slice location, showing a part of both lesions. A T2-weighted (T2W) image. B Diffusion-weighted image with a b-value of 1,500 s/mm2. (C) Apparent diffusion coefficient map. (D) Reference segmentation with white areas representing tumor. (E) Softmax output from AI system. Inset in the lower left corner shows the detection map (cropped around the prostate) with red voxels representing softmax values of 0.99 and yellow voxels representing softmax values of 0.59. (F) T2W image with reference (D) and detection map (inset in E) overlayed, green represents areas in which both the reference and the AI output are positive (true positive voxels for AI), red only positive in reference (false-negative voxels for AI) and blue only segmented by AI (false-positive voxels for AI).

Molecular imaging can trigger 'next revolution' in radiology

By Amerigo Allegretto

Molecular imaging will play a key role in precision medicine, and radiology will be at the forefront in ensuring the best patient outcomes, predicts RSNA President Dr. Umar Mahmood, PhD.

December 8, 2025

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