Opinion: The rise of the Clinical Radiologist
The marriage of computers and Radiology in mid-twentieth century accelerated the growth of Radiology and initiated the rise of Radiologist. Rapid advancements in imaging technology and digital medical images have revolutionized the work-flow systems in modern hospitals.
Predicting survival in lung cancer with CT
This study includes feature selection and internal and external validation of the findings and shows that radiomics, in addition to clinical information, predicts prognosis better than clinical data alone. Article: Development of a radiomics nomogram based on the 2D...
Understanding the huge advances in CT image reconstruction
Over the last 15 years, image reconstruction of CT has been revolutionized. This is one major tool for dose reduction and the story does not end there, as there are many new promising developments. Article: The evolution of image reconstruction for CT—from filtered...
Multiparametric MRI of the prostate
A subgroup of experts from the ESUR Prostate MRI Working Group conducted a literature review and face-to-face and electronic exchanges to draw up a position statement. Article: The primacy of multiparametric MRI in men with suspected prostate cancer Authors: Jonathan...Reply to Letter to the Editor: Targeted and non-targeted liver biopsies actually carry the same risk of ‘severe complication’
We thank our esteemed colleagues for their valuable comment. Our study aimed at reappraising the rate of and the risk factors for complications of percutaneous ultrasound-guided liver biopsy, comparing targeted and non-targeted biopsies [1]. We concluded that,...Letter to the Editor: “Targeted and non-targeted liver biopsies carry the same risk of complication”
Dear Editor, We have read with great interest the publication by Maheux A et al [1] regarding the complication rates of targeted and non-targeted liver biopsies. The authors, in contrast to most previous studies [2, 3], conclude that there is no significant difference...
Infrared imaging and breast cancer detection
In a continuous effort to increase the detection rate of breast cancer, infrared imaging offers an interesting perspective in addition to mammography. Article: Does three-dimensional functional infrared imaging improve breast cancer detection based on digital...
Coronary CTA: don’t forget to look around for extracardiac lesions
Among patients undergoing CTA, many have incidentally detected lesions. Some of them may well explain the symptoms. Article: Extracardiac findings on coronary computed tomography angiography in patients without significant coronary artery disease Authors: Philipp...