Dear AuntMinnieEurope Member,
To succeed in the international arena, medical doctors must be fluent in English, but the Maverinck thinks this may change in the future.
Teaching tends to be more effective in the mother tongue of the student and tutor, and meetings conducted mostly in languages other than English continue to thrive. Also, the cultural and financial dominance of the U.S. and U.K. might be reduced in the post-Trump, post-Brexit world. Click here to read more.
Interestingly, a Frenchman will soon be in charge at the English-language jounal European Radiology. Being a former ECR president and editor in chief of the Journal de Radiologie, Dr. Yves Menu is well-qualified for this role, but he'll face a tough task. We've interviewed him about his hopes and plans for the future. Find out more here.
Supporters of postmortem imaging point to its popularity among family members of the deceased, but how do Muslims feel about this topic? A research group asked Libyans for their views, and the findings were presented at the recent U.K. Radiological Congress. Go to AuntMinnie Middle East, or click here.
Current techniques for performing specimen radiography in patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery using full-field digital mammography have low sensitivities compared with final histopathological margin analysis. Digital breast tomosynthesis may be the answer breast imagers are looking for. Visit the Women's Imaging Community, or click here.
Meanwhile, further evidence of the clinical potential and value of carotid plaque evaluation via shear-wave elastography has come from China. For the full details, click here.
Finally, Dr. Philippa Tyler from London, who is a member of our editorial advisory board, has prepared an excellent musculoskeletal case report involving a 23-year-old man with shoulder pain. Test yourself here.
