Dr. Tarek Smayra

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Beirut: Radiology stands on the edge of the abyss
A special focus on Beirut was a highlight on the opening day of the Journées Francophones de Radiologie. The economic crash, COVID-19 pandemic, and August's huge port explosion have led to a mass exodus of radiologists and caused a crisis in the city's healthcare system. But some help is arriving, according to Dr. Tarek Smayra.
October 4, 2020
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Dedicated breast F-18 FDG PET/MRI exam pre- (A, D, G), mid- (B, E, H), and post-NAC (C, F, I) of a 41-year-old patient diagnosed with a triple negative (TN), grade 2, invasive carcinoma. The SUVmax values of the primary tumor were 14.68 pre-NAC, 1.69 mid-NAC, and 1.87 post-NAC, while SER values were 1.19, 0.52, and 0.63, respectively. Figure courtesy of Melissa Lenaerts, PhD, Dr. Thiemo van Nijnatten, PhD, et al and presented at EUSOBI 2025.
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PET/MRI begins to deliver in breast cancer
The clinical role of PET/MRI is evolving rapidly in breast cancer, according to two studies presented at the European Society of Breast Imaging annual meeting.
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EUSOBI: Positron emission mammography demonstrates worth
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Amyloid PET can track patterns of neurodegeneration
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PET/MRI begins to deliver in breast cancer
By Philip Ward
The clinical role of PET/MRI is evolving rapidly in breast cancer, according to two studies presented at the European Society of Breast Imaging annual meeting.
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Dedicated breast F-18 FDG PET/MRI exam pre- (A, D, G), mid- (B, E, H), and post-NAC (C, F, I) of a 41-year-old patient diagnosed with a triple negative (TN), grade 2, invasive carcinoma. The SUVmax values of the primary tumor were 14.68 pre-NAC, 1.69 mid-NAC, and 1.87 post-NAC, while SER values were 1.19, 0.52, and 0.63, respectively. Figure courtesy of Melissa Lenaerts, PhD, Dr. Thiemo van Nijnatten, PhD, et al and presented at EUSOBI 2025.
EUSOBI: Positron emission mammography demonstrates worth
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Positron emission mammography is proving useful in the presurgical assessment of invasive lobular carcinoma, researchers reported at the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) annual meeting.
October 22, 2025
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Amyloid PET can track patterns of neurodegeneration
By Maryam Payne
Early perfusion amyloid-PET shows potential for diagnosing and monitoring neurodegenerative disease and has possible advantages over FDG-PET scanning.
October 22, 2025
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The epidemic of decision paralysis
By Dr. Paul McCoubrie
Decision-making is central to successful clinical practice, but no one seems to make decisions these days, writes Dr. Paul McCoubrie in the second part of his series about interactions between surgeons and radiologists.
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Global survey pinpoints key trends in spectral CT
By Liz Carey
The use of spectral CT is rising, but its clinical integration and quality assurance/quality control practices are inconsistent, the International Atomic Energy Agency has found.
October 20, 2025
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Abnormal CT-FFR results translate to up to 7 years' cardiac risk
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Transgender breast care emerges as priority for radiology
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Radiology needs to stop thinking of breast cancer as a disease that only concerns women and do much more to include transgender patients in breast care, says Dr. Anna D'Angelo from Rome.
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Hot shots from Istanbul: Report from ESNR 2025
By Dr. Gennaro D'Anna
Radiologist Dr. Gennaro D'Anna provides a roundup and collection of images from the 48th annual meeting of the European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR).
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PI-RADS v2.1 is 'highly sensitive' for prostate cancer detection on MRI
By Kate Madden Yee
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Breast CT gains clinical momentum in Europe
By Philip Ward
Dedicated contrast-enhanced breast CT is advancing as a clinical tool, but variations persist in acquisition protocols, particularly the timing of contrast administration. Dutch researchers have tried to resolve this issue.
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Belgian study shows AI's promise in coronary ischemia
By Maryam Payne
A deep-learning model for assessing vessel-specific coronary ischemia performed well compared to invasive fractional flow reserve in a multicenter study published by European Radiology on 11 October.
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AI on the Aegean: EuSoMII congress comes to Crete
By Philip Ward
AI not only holds clinical potential but also can transform a bad dancer into a magnificent mover, delegates learned at the European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics (EuSoMII) annual congress in Heraklion. We bring you some of the highlights.
October 14, 2025
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