Highlights

Imaging in Lyme neuroborreliosis

Oct 4, 2018

Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) is a tick-borne spirochetal infection with a broad spectrum of imaging pathology and it should be considered among differential diagnoses when clinical manifestations from the nervous system occur. Imaging is used to rule out other reasons...

The ESR Audit Tool (Esperanto)

Sep 25, 2018

In 2017, the ESR published a Clinical Audit Tool booklet (Esperanto), consisting of an explanation of clinical audit, guidance on how to start a program in a radiology department, and 17 sample audit templates which could guide departments through the process of...

Imaging of urgencies and emergencies in patients with lung cancer

Sep 12, 2018

Lung cancer patients often experience potentially life-threatening medical urgencies and emergencies. Since early diagnosis is important for adequate patient management and prognosis, radiologists have a crucial role in recognising and communicating these urgencies...

Elucidating early CT after pancreatico-duodenectomy

Sep 5, 2018

Pancreatico-duodenectomy (PD) is the standard surgical treatment for resectable malignancies of the pancreatic head, distal common bile duct, periampullary region and duodenum, and is also performed to manage selected benign tumours and refractory chronic...

Xantogranulomatous pyeloneprhritis in children

Aug 29, 2018

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XPN) is an unusual and severe form of chronic inflammatory lesion of the kidney. It is characterised by the destruction of the renal parenchyma and the presence of multinucleated giant cells and lipid-laden macrophages, inflammatory...

Postmortem fetal magnetic resonance imaging

Aug 22, 2018

Postmortem fetal magnetic resonance imaging (PMFMRI) is a technique that is increasingly used thanks to its good overall concordance with histology paralleling the rising incidence of parental refusal of autopsy. However, before it could become a routine clinical...