Highlights

Sharing MRI with animals might be safer than with bearded men, at least for the microbiologist! Dogs or humans? In every case, hygiene should improve! Article: Would it be safe to have a dog in the MRI scanner before your own examination? A multicenter study to...

Immunotherapy has been a major step forward in the treatment of metastatic melanoma. Imaging with texture analysis may now contribute to a better evaluation of overall survival. Article: Metastatic melanoma: pretreatment contrast-enhanced CT texture parameters as...

There is increasing evidence that muscles are indicators of good health. There are several methods aimed at evaluating quantity and quality of muscular mass; US is another one, simple and efficient. See also the editorial by Sconfienza in the same issue, showing how...

Breast scintigraphy is another tool which is not so commonly used in a daily routine. However, this paper shows that it has merit in characterizing malignant lesions, and we should certainly be aware of its benefit. Article: Usefulness of feature analysis of...

This syndrome is a reversible phenomenon that is primarily diagnosed in imaging and is an important differential of acute coronary syndrome. Imaging is important as well in the follow-up. Article: Left ventricular myocardial deformation in Takotsubo syndrome: a...

When facing a lung nodule, it is always difficult to predict if it will turn into an aggressive tumor or remain indolent. Radiomics may help you! Article: The predictive value of CT-based radiomics in differentiating indolent from invasive lung adenocarcinoma in...

This simple acquisition, evaluating the amount of fat, is another quick and easy method that helps solve the conundrum of spinal fractures: benign or malignant? Article: Proton density fat fraction (PDFF) MR imaging for differentiation of acute benign and neoplastic...

Even after several injections of a macrocyclic Gadolinium-based agent, no T1 hyperintensity was seen in the cerebellar dentate nucleus in children. Article: Gadolinium deposition within the paediatric brain: no increased intrinsic T1-weighted signal intensity within...

This paper confirms that women with such contraceptives can safely enter MR, and that the image quality is not altered. With CT, some artefacts may appear. Article: Risk assessment of copper-containing contraceptives: the impact for women with implanted intrauterine...

The development of simulators is a real benefit for those who want to train for intervention, without any risk for the patients. In this article, the authors show how a 3D phantom can be constructed. Compare the patient and the phantom, and appreciate how realistic it...