How can clinical teams deliver better care to frail patients?
November 14, 2023 -- 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. Read More
Spine MRI artifacts can cause confusion and cut image quality
November 8, 2023 -- Understanding the types of MRI artifacts in spinal imaging is vital for recognizing the limitations of the study and avoiding potential pitfalls, researchers from Australia have underlined. Read More
Playkits develop role in easing kids' anxiety over MRI scans
November 8, 2023 -- 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. Read More
Radiologist's 37% error rate leads to review of scans
November 7, 2023 -- Hundreds of scans are being reviewed at an Irish hospital after an internal investigation showed over a third of a locum radiologist's work contained errors, according to reports in the national media. Read More
Inquest reveals 20-week delay in performing 'urgent' MRI scan
November 7, 2023 -- New Zealand's Health and Disability Commissioner site has published details about a patient who experienced a delay in cancer diagnosis following an "unacceptable" delay in receiving an MRI scan. Read More
MRI proves superior in characterizing high-risk adnexal lesions
October 30, 2023 -- MRI has advantages over transvaginal ultrasound when characterizing adnexal lesions based on O-RADS, French researchers reported in an article posted on 27 October by the European Journal of Radiology. Read More
Dutch seek to optimize workflow for high-throughput breast MRI
October 25, 2023 -- Making relatively minor changes in the breast MRI workflow and facility design can help to increase patient throughput, a research group from Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen reported at the recent European Society of Breast Imaging annual meeting. Read More
How to make progress in radiology's ongoing search for excellence
October 24, 2023 -- Excellence is not an endpoint, it's a process, writes clinical radiologist Dr. Chris Hammond. To achieve it and make good decisions on increasing our sequences, adopting a new surveillance strategy, resourcing overnight reporting, etc., requires us to work together, he says. Read More
What's the best approach to imaging of breast implant rupture?
October 19, 2023 -- 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. Read More
ESR's Carlo Catalano casts light on value-based radiology at JFR 2023
October 17, 2023 -- What does value-based radiology mean and how can it be achieved in practice? European Society of Radiology (ESR) President Prof. Carlo Catalano addressed this burning question during a special session at France's national radiology congress, JFR 2023. Read More