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PET/MRI proves value in following up head and neck cancers
PET/MRI is a promising tool in the pre-therapeutic assessment of primary tumors of the upper aerodigestive tract with lymph node extension, particularly in the identification of predictive characteristics of recurrence or progression, a leading French research group has reported.
June 13, 2023
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Week in Review: Is U.K. radiology broken? | Coping with MRI anxiety | Brain changes and cannabis use
June 8, 2023
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U.K. turns to outsourcing to cope with 'chronic' staff shortages
The annual workforce report released on 8 June by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has provided new evidence of the growing reliance of the U.K. on outsourcing as a way of coping with "chronic" staff shortages and the rising demand for imaging.
June 7, 2023
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June 6, 2023
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Promising MRI technique prepares to enter the clinical arena
Zero echo-time is shining light on a wide range of developmental, traumatic, inflammatory, rheumatological, and oncological conditions and can open the door for more MRI-based musculoskeletal studies and morphometric analyses, researchers from a leading U.K. hospital have reported.
June 6, 2023
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Minerva Becker wins election vote for ESR presidency
Prof. Minerva Becker from Geneva, Switzerland, has won the keenly contested ballot to become president of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) in 2025. Other election winners were Prof. Marie-Pierre Revel, Maija Radzina, M.D., Prof. Emanuele Neri, and Nuria Bargalló, M.D.
June 5, 2023
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MRI detects brain changes in past cannabis users
Heavy cannabis use in adolescence to early adulthood is associated with volumetric differences in subregions of the hippocampus and amygdala, researchers from New Zealand have reported at ISMRM 2023 in Toronto.
June 5, 2023
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June 1, 2023
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May 29, 2023
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Sharp rise occurs in referrals of young women to breast clinics
Increasing numbers of women under 35 are being referred to symptomatic breast clinics, resulting in greater demand for imaging services, despite unchanged and low incidence of breast cancer within this age group, researchers from Dublin have reported.
May 29, 2023
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Many young athletes with low back pain don't need to undergo imaging beyond initial x-ray, according to survey results.
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IAEA recommends global adoption of PSMA-PET
By Will Morton
A global trial sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) supports the adoption of prostate-specific antigen (PSMA) PET/CT into standard staging protocols.
November 18, 2025
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French group focuses attention on benign bone lesions
By Maryam Payne
Musculoskeletal radiologists from Lille have conducted a large study of nearly 600 benign bone lesions found in almost 500 patients.
November 17, 2025
Lesions with concave borders (arrows): (a, b) intraosseous abscess, (c) chondroblastoma, (d) Langerhans cell histiocytosis, and (e, f) metastasis (same patient). In (a) and (c), one concave border follows the shape of the growth plate.
Study finds gender differences in inappropriate imaging requests
By Maryam Payne
A Dutch study has pointed out that women are more likely than men to receive inappropriate diagnostic imaging requests.
November 17, 2025
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PSMA-PET effective for initial staging of prostate cancer
By Will Morton
Researchers from Bonn, Germany, have found that upfront PSMA-PET/CT has a major impact on treatment decision-making in suspected cases of prostate cancer.
November 14, 2025
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Gastric ultrasound can be used by novice examiners
By Amerigo Allegretto
With training, novice users of ultrasound can detect a full stomach in patients undergoing anesthesia, Swiss authors have reported.
November 14, 2025
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'The disease of kings' comes under intense scrutiny
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Imaging can play a central role in the management of gout, one of the most common inflammatory arthropathies in adults and the most common arthritis in men.
November 13, 2025
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fMRI exams of soccer fans' brains offer clues to the cause of fanaticism
By Kate Madden Yee
Functional MRI (fMRI) illuminates the phenomena of "in-group bonding and reinforcement of social identity," researchers noted.
November 12, 2025
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César Pedrosa: Still going strong at 93
By Liz Carey
Prof. César Pedrosa, the living legend from Madrid who turned 93 earlier this year, actively contributed to Spain's International Day of Radiology celebrations.
November 12, 2025
Nonagenarian Prof. César Pedrosa (front row) opened Friday's event.
ESR eBook now available in Ukrainian, Romanian, Hungarian
By Philip Ward
The ESR's free-to-download Modern Radiology eBook is now available in Ukrainian, Romanian, and Hungarian. Dozens of translators have worked tirelessly on the project, ESR noted.
November 11, 2025
Some of the translators of the ESR Modern Radiology eBook met during ECR 2025.
When the Christmas party goes badly wrong
By Philip Ward
A hospital doctor who behaved badly during a work Christmas party has been suspended for 12 months by a U.K. medical tribunal.
November 11, 2025
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Beetroot-based contrast agents show promise for abdominal MRI
By Kate Madden Yee
Researchers have explored the development of GBCA alternatives, including those made from plant-based extracts.
November 10, 2025
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How can CT power-save mode boost sustainability?
By Maryam Payne
Novel research has evaluated CT energy consumption savings from a rapid-reactivation power-save mode for idle periods.
November 10, 2025
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