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The efficacy of contrast-enhanced spectral mammography
One hundred and ninety-nine consecutive cases from the Dutch breast cancer screening programme, eligible for CESM, were viewed by ten radiologists with different levels of experience. The soundness of preliminary results of CESM was examined. Key Points • CESM is...
What’s the clinical significance of pneumatosis intestinalis?
MDCT examinations of emergency patients were assessed in order to evaluate the clinical significance of pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) and its influence on treatment and outcome. PI extension, distribution and possibly associated porto-mesenteric venous gas (PMVG) were...
Editorial Fellowship 2016 – An experience
by Ahmed Othman, Albert L. Baert Editorial Fellow 2016 I decided to apply for the Albert L. Baert Editorial Fellowship because of my high interest in academic publishing. My experience with academic publishing was limited to the perspective of an author or a reviewer....
25th Anniversary Special Edition
Founded in 1991, European Radiology celebrated its 25th volume anniversary in 2016 with a dedicated series of celebratory cover designs, created by our illustrator Peter Diamond. Celebrations took place at ECR 2017 (March 1-5 in Vienna) with a special print issue,...
The impact of CT colonography
This article reviews the diagnostic efficacy of CT colonography for the surveillance of patients with colorectal cancer. Financially, CT colonography may also be beneficial, compared to colonoscopy and standard CT. Key Points • CT colonography compares favourably to...
State of the art advances in breast imaging: the Twente Photoacoustic Mammoscope
Thirty-three breast malignancies were examined with the advanced prototype of the ‘Twente Photoacoustic Mammoscope (PAM)’ in order to understand the in vivo performance of this method and channel further research and development, since patient data for this technique...
Various techniques for the assessment of myocardial ischemia and infarction with dynamic CTP: does it correlate with SPECT and CMR?
This study examines whether myocardial blood flow (MBF) can be precisely assessed using dynamic CT perfusion (CTP) and whether the results correlate with cardiac MR or single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in order to detect myocardial ischemia and...
MRI for peripheral trigeminal neuropathy
Seventeen patients were examined to find out how useful magnetic resonance neurography (MRN) is in the management of peripheral trigeminal neuropathies. The results were compared with clinical and surgical findings in operated patients and the effect on clinical...