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Danish study shows outdoor work reduces risk of breast cancer
Working outdoors in sectors like agriculture may come with the benefit of a lower risk of breast cancer for women over 50, according to research published on 1 February in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
February 7, 2021
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CT provides boost for mapping of breast density
Researchers from Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands have used nearly 100 CT images to map breast density. The analysis may lead to more accurate radiation dose estimates and improved breast cancer risk models.
January 21, 2021
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Novel thyroid study hits the right note
A research group from Tours, France, has reported the initial success of a thyroid cancer screening technique called vocal passive elastography. The method can detect abnormally stiff tissues on ultrasound when participants sing the "eeee" sound.
January 14, 2021
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New study investigates what influences mammography
Breast cancer cases are growing in Turkey and other low- and middle-income countries, prompting researchers to look for factors that may influence whether a woman decides to participate in mammography or clinical breast examinations.
January 10, 2021
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Germans shine light on family breast cancer history
A large German study has found that women with a family history of breast cancer had a higher rate of cancers detected on imaging and cancers that were a smaller size at diagnosis. The results suggest the higher cancer detection rate may be tied to additional screening rather than family history.
January 7, 2021
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New study confirms safety of ultrasound-guided vein access
Australian researchers have shown that ultrasound-guided tunneled central venous access is safe for children. Their randomized clinical trial included more than 100 patients and showed that ultrasound-guided placement reduced operating time and preserved vein size.
January 4, 2021
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UCL team evaluates COVID-19's impact on emergency visits
Researchers from University College London (UCL) have estimated the effect of reduced accident and emergency visits for suspected cardiac disease on non-COVID-19 deaths. A 35% decline in visits early in the pandemic may have contributed to hundreds of avoidable deaths.
January 3, 2021
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Prototype breast device displays much promise
A team from Heidelberg in Germany has reported that a prototype device combining 3D automated breast ultrasound and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) performed well in a feasibility study. The scanner identified 97% of cancers and added only about a minute to the DBT exam time.
December 23, 2020
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Sweden's Karolinska unveils breast AI results
Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm have found that a breast cancer risk assessment model based on artificial intelligence (AI) outperformed traditional methods. The AI model beat conventional risk models used alone and when combined with breast density data.
December 22, 2020
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Reliance on ultrasound grows in COVID-19 pandemic
Doctors in Italy are depending more than ever on ultrasound as part of their daily physical examinations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We can't afford CT scans for all our patients, and ultrasound's become like a third arm, according to one internal medicine physician.
December 17, 2020
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Dr. Paul McCoubrie. Image courtesy of the ESR and Sebastian Kreuzberger.
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McCoubrie: It’s time for a rethink on MDTs
Large multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTs) are expensive and time-consuming, and they don’t advance patient care and should be replaced by protocol-driven care and smaller meetings for complex patients, says Dr. Paul McCoubrie.
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Belgian study supports use of romosozumab in older women
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Art and radiology: Seeing beauty and value in images
Example case demonstrating improved accuracy in lesion location with ViewFinder (VF) on versus VF off. The mediolateral oblique (MLO) view shows the source reference-standard annotation (red), while the craniocaudal (CC) images show individual radiologist annotations (blue) for both, ViewFinder ON and OFF, and the reference standard annotation (in red). Courtesy of Stephen Morrell, PhD, et al and EJR. (Note: For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the original version of this article.)
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McCoubrie: It’s time for a rethink on MDTs
By Dr. Paul McCoubrie
Large multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTs) are expensive and time-consuming, and they don’t advance patient care and should be replaced by protocol-driven care and smaller meetings for complex patients, says Dr. Paul McCoubrie.
November 25, 2025
Dr. Paul McCoubrie. Image courtesy of the ESR and Sebastian Kreuzberger.
LLMs improve patient comprehension of oncologic CT reports
By Kate Madden Yee
The use of large language models (LLMs) with oncologic CT reports brings benefits, but radiologist oversight is still vital, German researchers have reported.
November 24, 2025
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Belgian study supports use of romosozumab in older women
By Will Morton
Age appears not to be a factor in whether postmenopausal women with osteoporosis respond to treatment with romosozumab.
November 24, 2025
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Art and radiology: Seeing beauty and value in images
By Philip Ward
“Radiological illustrations are more than medical images. They teach!” That’s the view of Dr. Harun Yildiz from Bursa, Turkey. In a Q&A interview, he elaborates on his passion for art.
November 20, 2025
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AI enables tissue matching for digital breast tomosynthesis
By Maryam Payne
Ahead of RSNA 2025, Elaitra has highlighted an AI product featured recently in a European Journal of Radiology study.
November 19, 2025
Example case demonstrating improved accuracy in lesion location with ViewFinder (VF) on versus VF off. The mediolateral oblique (MLO) view shows the source reference-standard annotation (red), while the craniocaudal (CC) images show individual radiologist annotations (blue) for both, ViewFinder ON and OFF, and the reference standard annotation (in red). Courtesy of Stephen Morrell, PhD, et al and EJR. (Note: For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the original version of this article.)
Gianfranco Gualdi breaks his silence
By Philip Ward
Prof. Gianfranco Gualdi, the senior radiologist from Rome who faces manslaughter charges over alleged malpractice, gave a presentation at a meeting held on 14 November. A video clip of him has appeared on social media.
November 18, 2025
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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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