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Molecular Imaging
EUSOBI: Positron emission mammography demonstrates worth
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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Molecular Imaging
Will AI lead to merger of radiology and pathology?
A strategic merger of radiology and pathology into a unified specialty is vital, two experts have warned in an 8 October commentary in European Journal of Radiology AI.
October 9, 2025
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Revealed: The cause of CT safety incident in Belgium
A single bottle of contaminated contrast agent was the cause of eight patients becoming unwell after undergoing CT in Dendermonde, East Flanders. Bracco has now issued a statement.
September 3, 2025
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Womens Imaging
Swedish team advocates daily QC checks for mammography
Automated daily quality control (QC) implementation can transform mammography safety and efficiency through the early detection of equipment issues, researchers have reported.
August 6, 2025
Daily quality control of mammography equipment with a 40 cm plexiglass block covering the entire detector. Photo courtesy of Tanny Visanuyanont et al and presented at EuroSafe 2025.
CT
Strategic plan for radiology leads to strong protests in France
A report by two French bodies has led to an angry response from private radiologists, who claim the authors want to "establish a health dictatorship" and support "the death of private medicine."
July 21, 2025
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Ukraine hosts international cardiovascular conference
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.
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New evidence emerges on U.K. radiology’s workforce crisis
Two major reports published today reveal the huge workforce problems facing the U.K. radiology and oncology sectors and the ever-greater reliance on outsourcing.
June 5, 2025
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MRI proves value in pelvic floor disorders
MR defecography now plays a central role in the preoperative evaluation of patients with pelvic floor dysfunction, award-winning researchers have reported.
May 26, 2025
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CT
Imaging unveils overlooked orbital findings
Award-winning Spanish researchers have spent two years collecting cases of orbital findings. They’ve now summarized their results and shared their experiences.
April 14, 2025
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Molecular Imaging
Radiomics shows value in predicting prostate cancer survival
Analysis indicates many radiomic features have prognostic value in prostate cancer, but they do not always improve the accuracy of survival prediction.
February 13, 2025
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Nordic survey pinpoints motivators and obstacles in research
What factors inspire radiologists to engage in research? And what factors prevent them from doing so? A survey from the Nordic region has provided some answers.
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Nordic survey pinpoints motivators and obstacles in research
By Maryam Payne
What factors inspire radiologists to engage in research? And what factors prevent them from doing so? A survey from the Nordic region has provided some answers.
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By Dr. Susan Shelmerdine
Tough discussions are common in radiology, but you can turn them to your advantage, says Dr. Susan Shelmerdine. She has top tips on how to handle awkward situations.
October 31, 2025
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Imaging team reflects on 20 years of orbital ultrasound, MRI
By Philip Ward
Four experienced pediatric radiologists have shared two decades of knowledge and expertise of orbital anatomy and pathology in new research.
October 30, 2025
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Mirai shows promise for detecting interval breast cancers
By Amerigo Allegretto
The AI risk prediction model Mirai has shown promise for detecting interval breast cancers from screening mammograms, according to Prof. Fiona Gilbert.
October 29, 2025
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German group shows how to optimize whole-body MRI
By Maryam Payne
Researchers from Heidelberg and Hannover have tried to establish the most effective protocol for whole-body MRI for cancer detection in patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome.
October 29, 2025
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Team Sicily shines light on imaging of gunshot wounds
By Philip Ward
New analysis from Italy shows that forensic radiology training significantly boosts postmortem CT reliability and enables radiologists to recognize injury patterns specific to firearm-related fatalities.
October 28, 2025
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MRI predicts diabetes in obese patients
By Will Morton
Researchers found a dose-response relationship between MRI-derived liver proton density fat fraction and abnormal glucose metabolism.
October 28, 2025
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New procedure treats chronic pain in toe joints
By Will Morton
Median pain scores dropped for 27 patients from nine to one after five months.
October 28, 2025
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DWI with fat correction identifies liver scarring in MASLD patients
By Kate Madden Yee
An MRI technique that corrects for fat in the liver appears to perform comparably to MRE for detecting fibrosis.
October 27, 2025
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LLMs rapidly evolving in nuclear medicine
By Will Morton
Large language models (LLMs) are widely used to handle the large volume of text data generated in nuclear medicine.
October 27, 2025
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The politics of health: Evis Sala takes first steps in Albania
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Prof. Evis Sala has made a bold career move from head of radiology at a large hospital in Rome to Minister of Health in Albania. She talks exclusively to AuntMinnieEurope about her new challenges and the pivotal role of imaging in the nation’s EU roadmap.
October 27, 2025
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What’s the likely impact of €16B Hologic deal?
By Erik L. Ridley and Philip Ward
Private equity firms are acquiring women’s health vendor Hologic. Senior industry experts reflect on the deal and the future consequences for the global women’s health sector.
October 23, 2025
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