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August 28, 2018

MRI helps find contact lens embedded in eye for 28 years

With the help of MRI, ophthalmologists in the U.K. were able to discover what was causing eyelid swelling in a 42-year-old woman: a hard contact lens that had been embedded in her eye for 28 years. The bizarre case was published on August 10 in BMJ Case Reports.

August 16, 2018

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U.K. research could lead to flexible x-ray detectors

What if x-ray detectors were flexible enough to conform to patient anatomy? Would they produce better image quality or enable more accurate monitoring of radiation dose? It may not be a pipe dream. Researchers from the University of Surrey in the U.K. are working on a digital x-ray detector material that could be fabricated into flexible x-ray detectors.

July 26, 2018

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Australian agency orders review of Mo-99 procedures

An Australian government agency has ordered a review of radiation safety procedures at another federal agency in charge of running the nuclear reactor that was forced to stop shipments of the radioisotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) last month. The halt has spurred an ongoing shortage of important radiopharmaceuticals in the country.

July 26, 2018

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MRI scans show neckties cut blood flow to brain

You now have another reason to hate neckties. German researchers using MRI discovered that neckties can constrict blood flow to the brain, according to a study published online on 30 June in Neuroradiology.

July 8, 2018

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Australian reactor woes worry nuclear medicine

The shutdown of shipments from a nuclear reactor in Australia that is a key part of the global supply network for the radioisotope molybdenum-99 is causing consternation in the nuclear medicine community, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.

July 6, 2018

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U.K. reduces tally of women affected by screening blunder

The U.K. breast screening blunder has apparently not affected as many women as initially feared, according to a statement made this week by government officials. The latest estimate is that as many as 75 women may have died as a result of not being screened, compared with an initial estimate of as many as 270.

June 5, 2018

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Report: Cancer hits poorer countries harder

The global burden of cancer has hit poorer countries harder over the past 20 years, according to new report published on 2 June in the Journal of the American Medical Association. This "cancer divide" between rich and poor countries could be exacerbated in coming years.

June 4, 2018

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Why did the U.K. breast screening glitch go undetected?

Could the U.K. National Health Service have detected sooner the fact that nearly 500,000 women were not invited to their final round of mammography in the country's national breast screening program? The authors of a new correspondence article published on 24 May in the Lancet suggest that it might have.

May 29, 2018

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Could legal liability sink breast screening in Ireland?

The prospect of growing legal costs in the Republic of Ireland's national breast screening program could threaten the ongoing viability of the service. The director of the program told news media on 24 May that she has received an increasing number of letters from lawyers representing women whose cancers may have been missed.

May 24, 2018

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Radiologist gets suspended for 'antisemitic' statements

A radiologist in Belgium has been suspended due to "antisemitic" statements in a patient's medical record and for sharing social media posts.

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Revealed: The cause of CT safety incident in Belgium

Dr. Giles Maskell. Photo courtesy of European Society of Breast Imaging.

Introducing Maskell’s Law of Cancer

A thoracic and cardiac radiologist, Prof. Mathieu Lederlin subspecializes in lung CT, particularly for interstitial lung diseases and lung cancer. He also performs cardiac CT and MRI, and emergency imaging. He is a member of the board of the national college of radiology (CERF) and former president of the French Society of Thoracic Imaging.

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Australia shows the way on DBT radiation dose levels

Researchers from Australia have developed the country's first set of local diagnostic reference levels for digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT).

June 30, 2025

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Type of breast cancer contributes to AI-mammography misses

By Kate Madden Yee

Specific breast cancer characteristics contribute to AI-mammography misses -- and radiologists must keep them in mind when using the technology with mammography.

June 30, 2025

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Foreign body imaging: X-ray overused, ultrasound underused

By Maryam Payne

Ultrasound is an effective modality for detecting radiolucent foreign bodies, but it's being underused compared with x-ray, U.K. musculoskeletal researchers have found.

June 27, 2025

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IR study: Keep aware of hydrophilic polymer embolization

By Maryam Payne

Clinicians, vendors, and regulators must collaborate to prevent hydrophilic polymer embolization, an underdiagnosed complication of endovascular interventions, European interventional radiology (IR) experts have asserted.

June 26, 2025

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Radiology mourns death of Ireland’s Barry Kelly

Tributes are being paid to Prof. Barry Kelly, an important figure in Irish radiology who played a central role in designing and implementing the ESR’s audit scheme and the European Diploma of Radiology.

June 24, 2025

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AI improves MRI diagnosis of prostate cancer

AI assistance can help diagnose clinically significant prostate cancer on MRI, a Dutch study has found.

June 23, 2025

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How can we minimize errors caused by human factors?

By Maryam Payne

An awareness of individual limits and vulnerabilities is a useful starting point for radiologists to safely manage the increasing demand for imaging.

June 23, 2025

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New advice issued on cardiac CT for prosthetic heart valves

By Maryam Payne

European and North American experts have published consensus guidance on the use of cardiac CT for prosthetic heart valve assessment.

June 20, 2025

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Ukraine hosts international cardiovascular conference

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

Further evidence of Ukraine’s ongoing commitment to medical education was provided by the two-day conference “Modern Cardiovascular Interventions: Lviv Forum.” It attracted around 360 onsite attendees and 870 virtual delegates.

June 20, 2025

Attendees from across Ukraine were onsite for the congress. All photos courtesy of Heart Center Lviv and Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University.

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

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

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.

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