Multidisciplinary teamwork can triumph in breast cancer cases
Radiologists have a major responsibility and role in the care of patients with breast cancer, which makes it essential for them to understand their precise…
Controversy and debate persist over pros and cons of breast screening
Overdiagnosis in breast screening is considered by some observers to be the most adverse outcome associated with mammographic screening, but supporters of screening passionately disagree….
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…
Interventional radiology in oncology comes under close scrutiny
Evidence of the added clinical value of modern ablation techniques continues to emerge, yet many doctors remain unaware of the massive potential of interventional oncology…
ESR and EFLM team up to show the power of integrated diagnostics
Integrated diagnostics (ID), currently defined as the convergence of imaging, pathology and laboratory tests with advanced information technology, has great potential for revolutionising diagnosis and…
Radiotherapy techniques give hope to patients with liver tumours
In recent years, modern advances in treatment technology for imaging and delivery have renewed enthusiasm for radiation as a potentially curative treatment modality for liver…
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…
Using CT radiomics to improve risk-stratification in head & neck cancer patients
Head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are tumours occurring in the oral cavity (OC), larynx, and pharynx. For males and females respectively, the estimated number…
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…
Evaluating the effectiveness of a region-wide mammography screening programme
A cohort study from the Friuli Venezia Giulia region Few healthcare interventions have been as controversial as mammography screening for breast cancer (BC). Both in…