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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The unique capability of deuterium metabolic imaging (DMI) to detect downstream metabolic products and trace substrates’ transport within tissues using conventional MR scanners can, in theory, be employed with routine PET/MR equipment.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Can AI help inexperienced clinicians achieve rapid femoral vascular access? 🎯 In a prospective study Prakash et al evaluated AI-GUIDE-LL, a handheld system combining ultrasound, artificial intelligence and robotic needle guidance.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Your AI model was accurate when you deployed it; but who is checking whether it has drifted since? 🤖🌊🩻

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Drifting away with AI - European Radiology

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🩷 The European Society of Radiology and the ESR Journals are excited to announce the publication of its debut series of articles in European Radiology Breast.

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European Radiology Breast – Advancing breast care through imaging European Radiology Breast is a journal focused on advancing the field of imaging for ...

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

When crisis takes the infrastructure down, is your radiology department built to keep imaging? 🚨🩻⚡ This timely commentary argues that radiology should be treated as critical healthcare infrastructure, not simply a supporting service, particularly during armed conflict, natural disasters,

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Crisis-ready radiology: an essential component of modern healthcare security - European Radiology

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This study aimed to evaulate the effects of arm positioning and reconstruction algorithms on radiations dose and image quality of abdominal CT buff.ly/nTDKs4C (Han Song Mun et al.)

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

After a decade of HCC radiomics and thousands of publications boasting sky-high accuracy metrics, why has not a single major clinical guideline adopted a radiomics-based decision criterion? 🤖🫀📊

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Radiomics in HCC: the right technology, asking the wrong questions - European Radiology

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Prostate MRI AI can already rival expert readers, but is it truly ready for everyday clinical practice? 🤖🧲🎯 In this special report, the ESUR Prostate MRI Working Group evaluates the state of deep learning for prostate cancer evaluation and outlines critical priorities for clinical translation.

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Current status and future directions of AI in prostate cancer detection on MRI: a special report from the ESUR prostate MRI working group authors - European Radiology

Abstract This report from the ESUR Prostate MRI Working Group assesses the current role of artificial intelligence (AI) in MRI-based detection of prostate cancer. While deep learning tools…

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Can MRI tell us how aggressive a renal tumour is before the pathologist ever sees it? 🧲🫘🔍 A comprehensive diagnostic meta-analysis evaluated 20 studies encompassing 2,430 patients to assess the accuracy of quantitative MRI in predicting the WHO/ISUP grade of renal cell carcinomas.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Conventional coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) lumen assessment is hampered by the similar attenuation of iodine and calcium.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🎓 The ESR Journals Review Fellowships 2027 are now open for applications! Behind every published paper are reviewers who helped shape it. Join us for an exclusive look into the world of the peer-review process at two of Europe’s leading radiology journals.

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One call, two Review Fellowships: Applications are now open! - European Radiology

Insights into Imaging European Radiology Experimental European Radiology Breast European Radiology Abdomen European Radiology Cardiovascular and Thoracic European Society of Radiology Behind every…

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Early intervention in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is critical to halt disease progression. However, noninvasive tools for monitoring early-stage MASH and therapeutic efficacy in preclinical models remain limited, impeding preclinical drug development.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The anatomy of carotid arteries is evaluated with magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), while its stiffness-related parameters are evaluated using ultrasound.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Could early emphysema be hiding below the resolution of our clinical CT scans? 🫁🔍 This study compared clinical CT with high-resolution ex vivo micro-CT in 89 patients across the COPD spectrum, analysing 466 lung tissue cores and 19,354 micro-CT slices, with histologic validation in 29 patients.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

New Zealand White rabbits are widely used in interventional radiology research due to their suitability for human-sized treatment and imaging equipment, offering high translational potential.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What if the ultimate fix for chaotic, unreliable DICOM metadata has been hiding in plain sight on the standard CT scout view all along? 🤖🩻🧭

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Given the distinct intratumoral heterogeneity of glioblastoma (GB) and solitary brain metastasis (SBM), habitat-based radiomics derived from neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) may offer enhanced diagnostic value.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Can photon-counting CT make pulmonary angiography lighter on both radiation and iodine, while maintaining image quality? 🫁⚡🩻

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Can an open-weight AI model successfully unlock structured clinical data from free-text non-English brain MRI reports without compromising patient privacy? 🤖🧠📄

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What if the traditional metrics tracking radiology department speed and compliance are completely missing the hidden wave of scans that generate clinical ambiguity instead of answers? 🎯🩻

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Diagnostic yield: a missing quality metric in medical imaging - European Radiology

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Acute heart failure is a common but underrecognised cause of dyspnea. Chest CT can accurately assess pulmonary congestion, but radiologist reporting capacity may limit clinical utility. The authors hypothesise that an AI model could automatically detect imaging signs of acute heart failure

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Smarter CT Data Processing: Can AI Make Series Labelling More Reliable? 🤖 Accurate anatomical labelling of CT series is fundamental for efficient clinical workflows and large-scale imaging analysis, yet conventional approaches often rely on inconsistent DICOM metadata.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

AI for Longitudinal Pulmonary Nodule Matching: Toward More Automated Lung Cancer Screening 🤖🫁 Accurate longitudinal matching of pulmonary nodules is essential for assessing nodule growth and volume doubling time (VDT) in lung cancer screening.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🧡 The European Society of Radiology and the ESR Journals are excited to announce the publication of its debut series of articles in European Radiology Abdomen.

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European Radiology Abdomen – Advancing abdominal imaging through science, education, and clinical practice European Radiology Abdomen provides a dedicated ...

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Improving O-RADS MRI: Can Semi-Quantitative Enhancement Analysis Make a Difference? 🎯 Accurate characterization of adnexal masses is essential for appropriate surgical triage.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) combines improved dose efficiency with spectral imaging, enabling dynamic functional imaging at chest CT dose levels, and dual energy CT typically uses perfused blood volume (PBV) as a static perfusion surrogate.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Uncovering Underdiagnosed Emphysema: What Can Micro-CT Reveal? 🫁🔬 Emphysema may remain underrecognized on routine clinical CT, particularly when structural changes are subtle.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This study evaluated the clinical utility of multi-echo recombined gradient echo-based bone-like MRI for delineating acetabular osseous morphology in developmental dysplasia of the hip buff.ly/hvnlM42 (Tetsuichi Hondera et al.)

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Umbilical endometriosis: can cryoablation offer a minimally invasive alternative? 🧊 🎀 Umbilical endometriosis is rare, but it can cause significant cyclical pain, bleeding, cosmetic concerns, and reduced quality of life.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Choosing wisely in neuroradiology: are CT and MR volumes growing faster than capacity? 🧠🩻 Neuroimaging has transformed patient care, but rising CT and MR use also raises important questions about appropriateness, sustainability, workforce pressure, radiation exposure, and low-value imaging.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In Crohn's disease, it is crucial to determine whether a stricture is inflammatory or non-inflammatory. The authors investigated whether MRI T2* and intravoxel incoherent motion parameters can distinguish between these strictures buff.ly/7KKpPZZ (Kim Johanna Beek et al.)

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Global HCC care: are patients receiving the same opportunities worldwide? 🌍 Hepatocellular carcinoma care depends not only on guidelines, but also on access, to surveillance, advanced imaging, multidisciplinary expertise, and treatment.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Robot-Assisted CT-Guided Interventions: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going? 🤖 CT-guided interventions are central to interventional radiology, yet remain highly operator-dependent. #EuropeanRadiology

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Medical AI: beyond hype and fear 😱 Discussions around medical AI are often pulled between two extremes: existential threat or universal solution 🤖⚠️✨

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Can an early post-operative CT scan precisely predict which children will develop shunt stenosis after Meso-Rex bypass surgery? 📐🩻

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Can whole-body diffusion MRI turn metastatic bone burden into a meaningful survival biomarker? 🧲🦴📊

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Can deep learning improve malignancy risk assessment for incidental pulmonary nodules across different hospitals? 🤖🫁

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Can an AI algorithm truly outperform a tired radiology resident during an overnight emergency on-call shift? 🤖🚨🧠

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

For a tiny low-risk papillary thyroid cancer, does treatment always have to mean surgery? 🦋🩻 This 10-year retrospective study compared ultrasound-guided microwave ablation (MWA; n = 64) with surgical resection (n = 70) in 134 patients with unifocal T1aN0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

AI in Pediatric Radiology: From Innovation to Clinical Integration 👶🤖 AI adoption in pediatric radiology is growing, but its clinical impact remains more measured than transformational.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Growing Hearts, Changing Ratios: Pediatric MPA/AA Reference Values on CT 🫁🫀

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Beyond a Single Imaging Pattern: Pancreatic Acinar Cell Carcinoma Phenotypes and Recurrence 🔬 Pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma (PACC) is a rare malignancy with imaging features that may overlap with other pancreatic tumors.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Beyond Morphology: T2 Mapping of Knee Cartilage in Sports-Active Adolescents 🦵🧲 How does repetitive sports activity affect developing knee cartilage before structural damage becomes visible?

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Beyond the Plaque: Pericoronary Fat Radiomics for Predicting Cardiac Events 🫀📊 Pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) reflects local #coronary inflammation and may provide prognostic #information beyond conventional risk factors and #plaque assessment.

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ESR Journals @esrjournals.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

CTEPH: where imaging and intervention make a difference 🫁 Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a rare but potentially treatable cause of pulmonary hypertension.

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ESR Bridges: chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: new developments in imaging and treatment—a multidisciplinary view - European Radiology

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