Dear AuntMinnieEurope Member,
For some years now, medical tribunals and coroners’ reports have made passing references to the shortage of radiologists in the U.K., but the recent report by the Senior Coroner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough was particularly critical of the role played by radiology in the care of a 17-year-old amateur boxer.
The tragedy should help to strengthen the Royal College of Radiologists’ case for more government resources, and hopefully, the much-needed extra cash will be forthcoming, but questions remain unanswered: Why were two emergency x-ray exams undocumented? What changes have been made to ensure tragedies like these don’t happen again? How can the quality of radiology at district general hospitals be improved?
Around 7 million Ukrainians have been displaced by war over the past three years. In a timely study, researchers have focused attention on the high breast cancer rates among Ukrainian women who are now living in Poland.
In other news, prize-winning radiologists from Izmir, Turkey, have shared their experiences of pediatric lung MRI, underlining the huge clinical potential of the modality in this area.
When it comes to the noninvasive diagnosis of acute and chronic knee abnormalities, MRI is the gold standard. There’s a strong push right now toward shorter examination times, and deep learning can help in this regard, according to research published on 23 April.
Finally this week, we have an article about a large European study that investigates the role of large language model decision-support software for CT scan referrals.
Philip Ward
Editor in Chief
AuntMinnieEurope.com
