Hybrid imaging gives boost to diagnosis and treatment in cases of neuroendocrine tumours
Radiolabelled receptor-binding somatostatin analogues and their use in the imaging and radionuclide therapy of neuroendocrine tumours provides one of the few examples of functional imaging…
Advanced prostate cancer: heading for new shores
Oligometastatic prostate cancer (OMPC) is a special clinical state with a tumour biology that is presumed to be more indolent than polymetastatic disease. It is…
Paediatric intravenous CEUS must be made available, experts say
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is reliable, safe and non-ionising, and these benefits make it very interesting for examining children. However, intravenous application for assessment of focal…
How radiology sheds light on infertility
Infertility is an increasingly prevalent issue in developed countries, with 20% of couples having trouble conceiving. There might be some underlying issues that radiologists can…
ESUR: promoting the important role of innovation in genitourinary imaging
Innovations of 2020: what is currently at the cutting edge? Uro-radiology continues to evolve from anatomic to more functional assessment of disease processes. Recently, the…
The role of fluoroscopic angiography in the development of bioengineered kidneys
The shortage of organs available for transplantation remains a global problem that will increase as life expectancy continues to rise. Whole organ perfusion decellularisation is…
Can radiomics predict therapy response in cervical cancer cases?
Cervical cancer represents the fourth leading cause of cancer death in women, with 311,000 deaths in 2018 worldwide. Treatment depends mainly on the stage at…
MRI’s clinical uses evolve in diagnosis and management of rectal cancer
Rectal carcinoma is one of the biggest cancers of our time, and catching it early at a treatable stage is crucial to patient management, outcome,…
Optimising patient selection can prove decisive in prostate arterial embolisation
Patient selection is particularly important in prostatic artery embolisation (PAE) because it can help to reduce the number of patients who do not respond to…