Kate Madden Yee

[email protected]

Medical, Legal, and Practice

Irish radiology department finds it's not easy being green

A new survey found that radiology staff members at a hospital in Dublin were reluctant to take simple actions that could save thousands of euros in energy costs. Administrators may therefore need to take more extreme actions, such as programming computers to automatically go into sleep mode overnight, to wring out cost savings.

September 25, 2014

2014 07 08 16 24 40 935 Irish Flag Button 200

Interventional radiologists need to follow shielding protocols

Patients must be protected from unnecessary radiation exposure, but what about radiologists who perform interventional exams, particularly CT-guided procedures? German researchers found that radiologists have a low risk of overexposure -- if appropriate precautions are taken.

August 14, 2014

2013 06 18 08 08 39 180 German Flag Button 200

Image Processing

Standard mammography image processing best for calcifications

Standard image processing algorithms help mammography detect calcification clusters more effectively than low-contrast or film-screen algorithms and could reduce false positives, according to a U.K. study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

August 4, 2014

Synthesized 2D images dramatically reduce DBT radiation dose

Breast imagers reading 2D images synthetically reconstructed from digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) data had comparable performance to those reading conventional 2D mammography and DBT scans for breast cancer screening, while exposing women to less radiation dose, according to Norwegian researchers.

June 16, 2014

2014 06 16 15 07 14 493 Skaane Figure2 400 20140616220735

ARRS: Pulmonary MRI feasible for evaluating acute PE

Pulmonary MRI can be used to evaluate acute pulmonary embolism (PE), offering an alternative for patients who can't undergo CT pulmonary angiography or are allergic to iodinated contrast agents, according to Turkish research presented at last week's American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.

May 11, 2014

2013 12 24 14 05 29 249 Turkish Flag 200

Reboot recommended on breast screening debate

It's time for both sides of the mammography screening debate to drop the same old arguments and start thinking about the problem of breast cancer in new ways, according to two opinion papers from Switzerland and the U.S.

April 9, 2014

2013 06 04 10 20 37 169 Swiss Flag 200

Digital mammography causes less 'harm' than film-screen

Screening for breast cancer with digital rather than film-screen mammography lowers recall and biopsy rates, suggesting that the technology causes less "harm" to women and the healthcare system in the form of overdiagnosis or unnecessary biopsies, according to a new Norwegian study published online on 1 April.

April 2, 2014

2013 04 17 08 05 50 116 Norwegian Flag 200

New data from Canadian study revive breast screening battle

The battle over breast screening was revived yet again this week with data from a controversial Canadian study in BMJ that cast doubt on mammography's effectiveness for women ages 40 to 59. Mammography proponents quickly rose to point out flaws in the trial, which contradicts other population-based breast screening studies.

February 10, 2014

2014 02 11 15 10 50 886 Canadian Flag 200

Radiologists must engage with Choosing Wisely initiative

The Choosing Wisely campaign from the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation is now widespread, and because it clearly targets radiology as a specialty whose services are often overused or unnecessary, radiologists must respond, according to a presentation given at the recent RSNA 2013 meeting.

December 26, 2013

For tomosynthesis, 2D synthetic images could replace FFDM

Synthetically reconstructed 2D images with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) was comparable to conventional 2D mammography with DBT for breast cancer screening, in a Norwegian study presented at this month's RSNA meeting in Chicago.

December 12, 2013

2013 04 17 08 05 50 116 Norwegian Flag 200

Page 36 of 42

Top 15 Gold Adobe Hammad

15 years of top stories: Which are the standouts?

To mark the 15th anniversary of AuntMinnieEurope and the retirement of Editor-in-Chief Philip Ward, we present a list of the 15 all-time favorite articles.

Nuclear Medicine Worker Sm

Unfilled vacancies and disparities persist in nuclear medicine

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

2026 02 09 Pet Calcification Thumbnail

PET/CT visualizes complications in patients on hemodialysis

International Logistics Map Adobe Best

All roads lead to outsourcing

Andrea Rockall: The garden is my zen zone

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Over a weekend at home, the chances are you'll see ECR 2025 President Prof. Andrea Rockall weeding her vegetable patch, pruning the hydrangeas, and litter-picking on a 5k run.

February 20, 2025

Ame 2022 09 08 15 31 5355 2022 09 08 Rockall Andrea Thumbnail

Brussels summit highlights AI's role in precision medicine

By Maryam Payne

The European Commission, ESR, and EUCAIM have held a meeting in Brussels about how to use health data and AI to advance cancer detection and treatment.

February 19, 2025

From the right: Lorena Boix-Alonso, deputy director general of EC DG SANTE; Prof. Luis Martí-Bonmatí; and Christiane Kirketerp de Viron, acting director, Digital Society, Trust and Cybersecurity, EC DG CNECT. Photo courtesy of EUCAIM.

From Strauss to subwoofers: Vienna doesn't skip a beat

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

Vienna has so much more to offer than Mozart and Strauss. We look at the musical highlights available during ECR 2025, from classical concerts to jazz and rock gigs.

February 19, 2025

Mozart Collage Portrait

4 top trends in global healthcare

By Kelly Patrick, Vlad Kozynchenko, and Sam Wilson

What are the most significant health trends across the world? How will they evolve in 2025? Three analysts provide some answers.

February 18, 2025

Arab Health provided a glimpse into the future of healthcare. All photos courtesy of Informa Markets -- Healthcare, organizer of Arab Health.

fMRI reveals a brain circuit for creativity

By Kate Madden Yee

Functional MRI (fMRI) has revealed a brain circuit for creativity, researchers from Mass General Brigham in Boston have reported.

February 18, 2025

Lung lesion volume doubling times associated with survival metrics

By Kate Madden Yee

Tracking volume doubling times of the solid component of lung adenocarcinomas can help clinicians predict patients' recurrence-free survival.

February 17, 2025

Swiss experts voice concerns over image manipulation

By Maryam Payne

AI's potential to facilitate plagiarism, generate false or misleading data, and manipulate images and figures must be addressed, say researchers from Lausanne.

February 17, 2025

My Ideas Other Peoples Ideas Brush Strokes

DCR shows promise in patients with cystic fibrosis

Dynamic chest radiography (DCR) shows potential as a tool to investigate lung health in people with cystic fibrosis, a U.K. research group has reported.

February 14, 2025

Lung Illustration Blue

CDSS fails to reduce inappropriate imaging orders

Implementing a clinical decision support system (CDSS) had little effect on reducing inappropriate imaging orders by referrers in three German university hospitals.

February 14, 2025

Fail Pass Thumbnail

PET advances in neurodegenerative disorders

PET imaging biomarkers have become central to diagnosing cases of dementia and Parkinson's disease, but it's vital to keep in mind pitfalls and artifacts.

February 13, 2025

2025 02 13 Mol Insider Figure 5 Thumbnail

Radiomics shows value in predicting prostate cancer survival

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

Analysis indicates many radiomic features have prognostic value in prostate cancer, but they do not always improve the accuracy of survival prediction.

February 13, 2025

2025 02 13 Fig 1 Pet Ct Of Prostate Thumbnail

What are today's hottest ultrasound technologies?

By Frances Rylands-Monk

It's a wonderful time to work in ultrasound right now, says Prof. Paul Sidhu. He thinks the rapid improvements occurring in liver fat quantification are particularly exciting.

February 12, 2025

Paul Sidhu With Ultrasound Machine Thumbnail

Page 36 of 71