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PET/CT could improve margin assessment for breast tumors
Specimen PET/CT imaging outperforms routine intraoperative margin assessment in breast tumors.
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Single-fraction SBRT a valid option for localized prostate cancer
'We are no longer preparing for crises. We are actively navigating an era of permanent, overlapping disruptions, the convergence of rapid climate change, demographic shifts, systemic economic uncertainty, and a critical healthcare workforce means that traditional boundaries of healthcare are obsolete,' says Pavlos Theodorakis, senior health policy advisor at the WHO European Office.
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WHO: Europe's healthcare systems face "permacrisis"
As part of the KidsMRI project, children are to be introduced to the examination using age-appropriate training and support concepts, with the aim of enabling MRI scans to be performed more often without anesthesia in the future.
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German MRI concept aims to transform pediatric imaging
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PET/CT could improve margin assessment for breast tumors
By Amerigo Allegretto
Specimen PET/CT imaging outperforms routine intraoperative margin assessment in breast tumors.
June 19, 2026
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One conference, three lessons
By Dr. Giles Maskell
Sharing mistakes can be an important learning experience for radiologists, according to a new column from Dr. Giles Maskell.
June 18, 2026
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Single-fraction SBRT a valid option for localized prostate cancer
By Will Morton
Estimated three-year biochemical relapse-free survival was 92.9%.
June 18, 2026
Prostate Imaging
WHO: Europe's healthcare systems face "permacrisis"
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
Overlapping shortages, an aging population, and a workforce "voting with its feet" -- "permacrisis," that's how WHO Europe described the state of healthcare on the continent at the inaugural UEMS Congress in Leuven.
June 18, 2026
'We are no longer preparing for crises. We are actively navigating an era of permanent, overlapping disruptions, the convergence of rapid climate change, demographic shifts, systemic economic uncertainty, and a critical healthcare workforce means that traditional boundaries of healthcare are obsolete,' says Pavlos Theodorakis, senior health policy advisor at the WHO European Office.
German MRI concept aims to transform pediatric imaging
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
Why pediatric MRI still means anesthesia for too many children and how the field is trying to change that.
June 17, 2026
As part of the KidsMRI project, children are to be introduced to the examination using age-appropriate training and support concepts, with the aim of enabling MRI scans to be performed more often without anesthesia in the future.
Video: Dr. Alba Pugliesi on what keeps her dreams big
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
In a video interview, radiologist Dr. Rosa Alba Pugliesi shares how limits are only in your head.
June 16, 2026
Dr. Alba Pugliesi
UEMS: Ukraine health leaders: Resiliency should never mean isolation
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
Bomb shelters, blackouts, and exceptional growth: some of Ukraine's leading voices in healthcare spoke at the UEMS Congress to argue that a wartime healthcare system isn't just a cause for solidarity, but a working model Europe will need.
June 15, 2026
Firefighters in Kyiv inspect a damaged building after an attack, illustrating the destruction wrought by the war.
MRI: The third imaging 'window' happens after the exam
By Giuseppe Scappatura
Why the two minutes after a scan may be the most clinically important -- and the least automatable -- part of what radiographers do.
June 15, 2026
Giuseppe Scappatura of the Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Bianchi Melacrino Morelli in Reggio Calabria, Italy.
One tool, many rulebooks: How the world is and isn't regulating medical AI
By Claudia Tschabuschnig
AI is reshaping radiology faster than regulators can keep up. From Brussels to Dubai to Seoul, most are still writing their own rules.
June 12, 2026
Hospitals across Europe, here in Katowice, Poland, are deploying AI tools in clinical workflows, but the regulatory infrastructure to oversee them is still catching up.
Experts propose new MRI standards for prostate cancer screening
By Kate Madden Yee
The guidance is intended to provide consensus on the acquisition, interpretation, and reporting of prostate MRI.
June 11, 2026
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Early FAPI-PET scans match 60-minute scans for lung cancer staging
By Will Morton
By convention, most molecular imaging tracers such as F-18 FDG are injected one hour prior to PET scans to allow time for uptake of the tracer by tumors.
June 10, 2026
PET/CT images performed at 10- and 60-minutes following injection of Ga-68 FAPI-46 (mean 181 MBq; range 143–225 MBq).
The great AI debate: Expensive failure or vital prerequisite?
By Philip Ward
The spotlight fell brightly on AI at Tuesday's plenary session at the U.K. Imaging and Oncology Congress. The global expert panel scrutinized the current status of AI and the challenges ahead.
June 10, 2026
Think more deeply about the structural, procedural, or operational bottlenecks stacking on top of one another, Dr. Rizwan Malik told UKIO delegates.
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