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ESR statement on portable ultrasound devices

Nov 15, 2019 | Highlights

This statement presents the potential use of portable US devices and their clinical applications, focusing on decontamination assessment and protocols, while keeping in mind that patient safety must never be compromised. It can also be considered as an addition to the...

Celebrating IDOR 2019 with a special selection of articles from Insights into Imaging

Nov 7, 2019 | Blog, News

Imaging of hip and thigh muscle injury: a pictorial review This pictorial review analyses the diagnostic assessment, in particular MRI, of muscle injuries of the hip and thigh. The correct and proper interpretation of the imaging findings is of utmost importance,...

Validated imaging biomarkers as decision-making tools in clinical trials and routine practice

Nov 7, 2019 | Highlights

This article is a joint effort of the European Imaging Biomarkers ALLiance (EIBALL) and European Society of Radiology (ESR). It reviews the present evidence for the use of biomarkers in clinical settings at various stages of the disease pathway, critically evaluates...

Alternative techniques to gadolinium-based contrast agents in MR neuroimaging

Oct 31, 2019 | Highlights

This review discuses non-contrast-enhanced MRI techniques that can be used as alternatives for the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs). The authors included clinical studies on the diagnostic performance and contrast-enhanced MRI methods and described...

Perinatal post-mortem ultrasound (PMUS): radiological-pathological correlation

Oct 24, 2019 | Highlights

This article is a continuation of a previously published practical approach to conducting a comprehensive post-mortem ultrasound (PMUS) examination. The authors now build upon it, focusing on commonly encountered pathologies on PMUS and comparing them to autopsy and...

Magnetic resonance imaging of the papillary muscles of the left ventricle

Oct 17, 2019 | Highlights

This article deals with the role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in the evaluation of papillary muscle anatomy, function, and abnormalities. Article: Magnetic resonance imaging of the papillary muscles of the left ventricle: normal anatomy, variants, and...

Technique, protocols, and adverse reactions for contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM): a systematic review

Oct 10, 2019 | Highlights

Based on a systematic search in databases, this article reviews technical parameters, acquisition protocols and adverse reactions (ARs) for contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM). Article: Technique, protocols and adverse reactions for contrast-enhanced...

Imaging of brown tumours: a pictorial review

Oct 3, 2019 | Highlights

Since the current literature on brown tumour consists mostly of case reports focusing on single affected sites, the authors of this pictorial review describe the full imaging workup and pathway of suspected brown tumour in the setting of both primary and secondary...

Diffuse smoking-related lung diseases: insights from a radiologic-pathologic correlation

Sep 26, 2019 | Highlights

The authors of this article aimed to describe the imaging features in smoking-related lung diseases and how the pathological manifestations translate on high-resolution computerized tomography. Article: Diffuse smoking-related lung diseases: insights from a...

Updated WHO nomenclature of head and neck lesions and associated imaging findings

Sep 19, 2019 | Highlights

In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated their nomenclature and made changes such as refining terminology of existing entities, adding descriptions of new tumor types, eliminating defunct categories, and updating biological characterization of various...