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ECR 2025
Italian research team shows the way on sustainability
The new horizons of advanced imaging, especially in oncology, must consider not only diagnostic efficacy but also sustainability, prize-winning researchers told ECR 2025 delegates.
February 26, 2025
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How can clinical teams deliver better care to frail patients?
Frailty is everyone's business -- and everyone involved in caring for adults with cancer has a role to play. That's the central message of a practical new 38-page guide that can be downloaded free of charge.
November 13, 2023
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Playkits develop role in easing kids' anxiety over MRI scans
Giving young children a playkit that uses both virtual and augmented reality appears to reduce anxiety about this procedure, U.K. researchers have reported in an article posted on 7 November by BMJ Innovations.
November 7, 2023
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What's the best approach to imaging of breast implant rupture?
MRI remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of breast implant rupture, but ultrasound can also be a useful screening tool in the initial assessment of implant integrity, U.K. researchers noted at the recent European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) annual meeting.
October 18, 2023
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French poll shows medical students have negative views of radiologists
Many of the old stereotypes of radiologists as solitary people motivated by money, working in a dark room and having no relationship with the patient, persist among today's generation of medical students, particularly women, French researchers have reported.
October 3, 2023
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Team Turku shines new light on patient shielding in CT
The application of an out-of-plane shield in CT scanning may lead to a substantial increase in tube current modulation, therefore providing patients with a much higher radiation dose, researchers from Finland have found.
September 18, 2023
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RCR vows to play pivotal role in future evaluation of AI
The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is gearing up to play a greater role in AI assessment and is striving to become more inclusive, accountable, and transparent, according to two senior RCR officers. They also speak openly about how to achieve a work-life balance.
September 13, 2023
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Radiologist Fátima Matute Teresa named as health minister for Madrid
Dr. Fátima Matute Teresa is to become the new minister of health for the Community of Madrid, continuing a recent trend of radiologists being appointed to senior healthcare posts in some European nations.
June 26, 2023
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Spotlight falls again on safety of CT contrast agents
The disturbing case of an 80-year-old woman who developed compartment syndrome of the hand following a CT scan has focused attention on the range of adverse events that can result from the use of contrast agents in clinical practice.
May 31, 2023
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Home reporting is no bed of roses or panacea for radiology
Home reporting can help to boost radiologists' productivity and avoid fatigue and burnout, but it requires careful planning, considerable thought, and rigorous attention to detail, according to a new 12-page free guide from the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists.
May 29, 2023
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U.K. radiologist receives suspended sentence
A senior radiologist from a top U.K. cancer hospital has received an eight-week sentence suspended for 12 months for an illicit sexual encounter on a train. He now faces a General Medical Council investigation.
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ECR 2025
Video from ECR: What's up with Paul Parizel?
Dr. Linda Moy explains at ECR 2025 how gadolinium waste from contrast agents exacerbates water pollution. She offered several suggestions to limit or even eliminate the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents in favor of more energy-efficient MR imaging methods.
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MRI departments can limit water pollution, be more energy-efficient
Clinical pelvis image acquired on a Ingenia Evolution 3-tesla scanner and reconstructed using Philips' SmartSpeed Precise AI-based image reconstruction technology. Image courtesy of Philips.
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Philips showcases AI, MRI, and informatics upgrades at ECR 2025
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U.K. radiologist receives suspended sentence
By Maryam Payne
A senior radiologist from a top U.K. cancer hospital has received an eight-week sentence suspended for 12 months for an illicit sexual encounter on a train. He now faces a General Medical Council investigation.
March 7, 2025
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Video from ECR: What's up with Paul Parizel?
By Philip Ward
Exude happiness, don't cling on to the past, and keep the long-term goal in mind. These are the top lifestyle tips of Prof. Paul Parizel, who reflects on his move from Belgium to Australia and on the wave of U.K. and Irish trainees arriving Down Under.
March 4, 2025
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MRI departments can limit water pollution, be more energy-efficient
By Amerigo Allegretto
At ECR 2025, Dr. Linda Moy outlined ways that radiologists working with MRI can take steps toward eco-friendly practices and limit water pollution.
March 3, 2025
Dr. Linda Moy explains at ECR 2025 how gadolinium waste from contrast agents exacerbates water pollution. She offered several suggestions to limit or even eliminate the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents in favor of more energy-efficient MR imaging methods.
Philips showcases AI, MRI, and informatics upgrades at ECR 2025
By Erik L. Ridley
AI enhancements, a new MRI scanner, and cloud-based radiology informatics were among the featured highlights for Philips at ECR 2025.
March 1, 2025
Clinical pelvis image acquired on a Ingenia Evolution 3-tesla scanner and reconstructed using Philips' SmartSpeed Precise AI-based image reconstruction technology. Image courtesy of Philips.
Embolization procedure reduces hip pain in osteoarthritis patients
By Will Morton
Arterial embolization is a promising, minimally invasive treatment for chronic hip pain in patients with osteoarthritis.
March 1, 2025
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MRI-based ML model detects leiomyosarcomas
By Amerigo Allegretto
An MRI-based machine learning (ML) model showed promise in differentiating leiomyosarcoma from atypical benign leiomyoma.
March 1, 2025
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Canon highlights ultrasound and CT lung screening at ECR 2025
By Erik L. Ridley
Canon Medical Systems is emphasizing a new multipurpose ultrasound scanner and its lung cancer screening portfolio at ECR 2025.
February 28, 2025
Canon's new Aplio beyond ultrasound scanner. Image courtesy of Canon.
PET/MRI receives boost for prostate cancer detection
By Will Morton
Hybrid PET/MRI scans outperform either technique alone for identifying tumors in high-risk patients with suspected prostate cancer, an Italian research team reported at ECR 2025.
February 28, 2025
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Use MR enterography for complex IBD cases
By Liz Carey
Four takeaways from an advanced course on imaging inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) cases
February 28, 2025
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Sealed MRI magnet, new CT scanner pace GEHC product launches at ECR 2025
By Erik L. Ridley
GE HealthCare unveiled a new sealed MRI magnet platform and a super-premium CT scanner this year at ECR 2025.
February 27, 2025
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Siemens emphasizes new software offering, stroke care
By Erik L. Ridley
At ECR 2025, Siemens Healthineers is featuring its mobile stroke unit offering and a new way for customers to access its imaging software.
February 26, 2025
Somatom On.site enables potential stroke patients to receive a head CT in an ambulance on the way to a hospital. Image courtesy of Siemens Healthineers.
Adding AI to brain MRI finds important epilepsy lesions
By Kate Madden Yee
Using an AI tool with brain MRI in children finds 64% of focal cortical dysplasias -- abnormalities linked to epilepsy -- that radiologists miss, researchers have reported.
February 26, 2025
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