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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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McCoubrie on the mangling of medical English
Radiologists should employ simplicity of phrase, avoid arcane jargon, and ensure reports are not Joycean, writes Dr. Paul McCoubrie.
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Swedish team shows clinical potential of tau PET scans
During his four years working in the U.K., Dr. Prateek Joshi developed a love of walking in the Peak District in central England and eating fish and chips. Photo courtesy of UHDB.
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Hospital colleagues pay tribute to Prateek Joshi
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McCoubrie on the mangling of medical English
By Dr. Paul McCoubrie
Radiologists should employ simplicity of phrase, avoid arcane jargon, and ensure reports are not Joycean, writes Dr. Paul McCoubrie.
June 19, 2025
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Swedish team shows clinical potential of tau PET scans
By Will Morton
Tau PET brain scans can help to identify the risk of clinical progression of Alzheimer’s disease in both the preclinical and symptomatic stages.
June 18, 2025
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Hospital colleagues pay tribute to Prateek Joshi
By Philip Ward
Dr. Prateek Joshi, the radiologist who died in the Air India plane crash that killed at least 279 people, was cherished by everyone and has left a profound void, his hospital colleagues say.
June 17, 2025
During his four years working in the U.K., Dr. Prateek Joshi developed a love of walking in the Peak District in central England and eating fish and chips. Photo courtesy of UHDB.
CT advances in colorectal cancer survival
By Maryam Payne
Volumetric analysis can give more information than single-slice analysis about body composition, which is associated with survival in patients with colorectal cancer.
June 17, 2025
Examples of CT volumetric and single-slice images produced by Data Analysis Facilitation Suite (DAFS) v3.9 software are displayed.
Essen team tackles imaging deidentification tasks
By Maryam Payne
German researchers have developed an open-source AI tool that can help boost patient privacy by speeding up the deidentification of medical imaging data.
June 16, 2025
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Radiologist and family among Air India crash victims
By Philip Ward
A radiologist, his pathologist wife, and their three children have been named among the 240-plus victims of the Air India plane crash, according to a report posted by BBC News on 13 June.
June 13, 2025
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PET/CT supports use of infliximab for cardiac sarcoidosis
By Will Morton
FDG-PET/CT imaging has provided new evidence that infliximab is an effective medication for treating cardiac sarcoidosis, a U.K. study has found.
June 11, 2025
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Tribunal suspends AI researcher for a year due to misconduct
By Philip Ward
A U.K. tribunal has suspended an AI researcher from Google Health for inappropriately messaging a 13-year-old patient while he was a medical student at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
June 10, 2025
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Liver cirrhosis: Team Hamburg presents latest findings
By Maryam Payne
Liver cirrhosis results in cardiac changes that are more extensive than previously thought, a German study has found.
June 10, 2025
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Men appear more vulnerable to dynamic carotid plaque
By Liz Carey
Serial MR scans show different components within carotid atherosclerotic plaque may increase the risk of intraplaque hemorrhage, Dutch researchers have found.
June 9, 2025
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Will FAP-targeted theranostics live up to their promise?
By Will Morton
German researchers have reported that fibroblast activation protein (FAP)-targeted theranostics is an emerging technique in the battle against cancer.
June 6, 2025
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New evidence emerges on U.K. radiology’s workforce crisis
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
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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