Konstantin Nikolaou sets out key priorities as DRG president
July 17, 2023 -- Prof. Dr. Konstantin Nikolaou has given his first major interview as president of the German Roentgen Society (Deutsche Roentgengesellschaft, DRG). Raising the visibility of radiology will be one of his central goals, along with improving training and education. Read More
Synthetic CT images as good as real ones for visualizing CF
July 11, 2023 -- Synthetic CT images show almost perfect concordance with real ones for visualizing cystic fibrosis (CF)-related lung changes -- and have even better image quality than ultrashort echo time lung MRI. That's the key finding of new research from France. Read More
fMRI shows how prenatal anxiety affects women's adult children
July 6, 2023 -- Functional MRI (fMRI) has provided evidence that prenatal maternal anxiety has a long-term negative impact on the children of women with the condition, persisting into adulthood, Dutch researchers have reported. Read More
Formation of musculoskeletal society for Ukraine wins support
July 6, 2023 -- Support is building for the Ukraine Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology, which was established at the recent European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology annual meeting. Read More
MRI shows how social isolation can lead to cognitive decline
June 28, 2023 -- MRI has provided firm evidence that social isolation can lead to cognitive decline, according to researchers from the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany. They think brain MRI can be a potent dementia-risk indicator. Read More
Global report pinpoints key trends in CT and MRI systems
June 27, 2023 -- Which countries have the most up-to-date scanners when it comes to CT and MRI? Who's lagging behind? A comprehensive, broad-ranging, and free-to-download report published on 26 June has addressed these and other questions. Read More
Radiologist Fátima Matute Teresa named as health minister for Madrid
June 27, 2023 -- 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. Read More
MRI links CVR reactivity to small-vessel disease in stroke patients
June 19, 2023 -- MRI shows that cerebrovascular (CVR) reactivity is a predictor of small-vessel disease severity after one year in patients with mild stroke, a group from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland has found. Read More
PET/MRI proves value in following up head and neck cancers
June 14, 2023 -- PET/MRI is a promising tool in the pre-therapeutic assessment of primary tumors of the upper aerodigestive tract with lymph node extension, particularly in the identification of predictive characteristics of recurrence or progression, a leading French research group has reported. Read More
Katja Pinker-Domenig shares her latest thoughts on PET/MRI
June 14, 2023 -- Breast imaging specialist Dr. Katja Pinker-Domenig, PhD, speaks about new developments and research initiatives in a video interview recorded at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine annual meeting. Read More