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Epicardial fat as an easy predictor of coronary artery disease

Sep 12, 2019

The amount of epicardial fat can be estimated on regular CT without gating. Measurements are robust. It is related to the presence of coronary artery disease. Article: Epicardial fat volume measured on nongated chest CT is a predictor of coronary artery disease...

Femoro-acetabular impingement: new developments

Sep 5, 2019

Correlation of imaging and surgical findings shows that 3DCT can determine the extent of intra-articular soft tissue damage seen during surgery. Article: Cam-type femoroacetabular impingement—correlations between alpha angle versus volumetric measurements and surgical...

ANNOUNCEMENT – European Radiology Review Fellowships

Sep 2, 2019

The European Society of Radiology announces the European Radiology Review Fellowships in 2020 Up to 10 candidates will be trained as reviewers for European Radiology for a period of approximately 6 months (March to September). Tasks The fellowship will consist of an...

ANNOUNCEMENT – Albert L. Baert Editorial Fellowship

Sep 2, 2019

The European Radiology Private Foundation announces the Albert L. Baert Editorial Fellowship in 2020 This editorial fellowship programme is carried out by the Editor in Chief of European Radiology, Prof. Yves Menu, and aims to provide training in editorial skills,...

Dual Energy CT and EGFR status in lung cancer

Aug 29, 2019

Mutations are important to consider in lung (and other) cancer, as they can influence response to treatment. Non-invasive imaging can help to identify the very common EGFR mutation. Article: Identification of epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in pulmonary...

Letter to the Editor: “Added value of apparent diffusion coefficient distinguishing between serous and mucin-producing pancreatic cyst neoplasms”

Aug 27, 2019

Dear Editor, We read with interest the article by Pallavi Pandey et al entitled ” Added value of apparent diffusion coefficient distinguishing between serous and mucin-producing pancreatic cyst neoplasms” [1]. We congratulate them for their contribution to...

Reply to Letter to the Editor: “Evaluation of pressure-controlled mammography compression paddles with respect to force-controlled compression paddles in clinical practice”

Aug 27, 2019

To the Editor, Thank you for the opportunity to reply to the Letter to the Editor by C.A. Grimbergen and G.J. den Heeten regarding our recent publication, entitled “Evaluation of pressure-controlled mammography compression paddles with respect to force-controlled...

Letter to the Editor: “Evaluation of pressure-controlled mammography compression paddles with respect to force-controlled compression paddles in clinical practice”

Aug 27, 2019

Dear Editor, With great interest we read the article by Jeukens et al. “Evaluation of pressure-controlled mammography compression paddles with respect to force-controlled compression paddles in clinical practice” [1]. We would like to thank the authors for their...

Reply to Letter to the Editor: “Technical performance of shear wave elastography for measuring liver stiffness in pediatric and adolescent patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis”

Aug 27, 2019

Dear Editor, We would like to thank Dr. Wei and colleagues for their interest in our recent study in European Radiology [1], and appreciate the opportunity to address their comments. Duplicate publication is the publication of an article that overlaps with an article...

Letter to the Editor: “Technical performance of shear wave elastography for measuring liver stiffness in pediatric and adolescent patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis”

Aug 27, 2019

Dear Editor, We read the paper by Kim et al. [1] with interest. The authors performed a meta-analysis with 36 studies that met the inclusion criteria, providing data for 5429 patients to assess the technical performance (proportion of technical failure and unreliable...