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Changes lie ahead in 2022 for European Diploma in Radiology
The European Board of Radiology is relishing the prospect of meeting the profession's training needs in 2022 with an even better European Diploma in Radiology, writes Prof. Dr. Laura Oleaga, PhD.
January 3, 2022
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European Diploma in Radiology adapts to life under COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has represented a major challenge for organizers of training programs and board examinations, but everyone at the European Board of Radiology has worked tirelessly to identify solutions that minimize the impact on the European Diploma in Radiology, writes Prof. Dr. Laura Oleaga, PhD.
July 19, 2021
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European Diploma in Radiology: How it works
The European Diploma in Radiology (EDiR) has become a benchmark for medical specialty examinations in Europe. But what do you actually need to know about the EDiR, how is it organized, and how can it boost your career? Prof. Laura Oleaga ZufirĂ­a explains.
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Hospital doctor gets struck off for serious misconduct
A U.K. tribunal has recommended erasing a hospital doctor from the medical register for acting dishonestly by performing locum agency work.
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Entire interventional radiology team resigns at Sydney hospital
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Hospital doctor gets struck off for serious misconduct
By Philip Ward
A U.K. tribunal has recommended erasing a hospital doctor from the medical register for acting dishonestly by performing locum agency work.
July 1, 2025
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Entire interventional radiology team resigns at Sydney hospital
By Maryam Payne
Mass resignations by the interventional radiology staff have occurred at a large hospital in Sydney, according to an Australian media report.
July 1, 2025
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Australia shows the way on DBT radiation dose levels
By Liz Carey
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
By Philip Ward
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
By Will Morton
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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