Becky McCall

2019
Radiology in Italy takes center stage at ECR 2019
The future status and development of the radiological profession came under the microscope today during the eagerly anticipated ESR meets Italy session. The major challenges ahead, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, were addressed by expert speakers.
February 28, 2019
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Liquid biopsy can be game-changer in radiology
Biomarkers, in combination with liquid biopsy and pathology, can help to optimize cancer detection and characterization in the years ahead, and they now form an integral part of a diagnostic approach that aims to integrate diverse data from imaging, pathology, and liquid biopsy/laboratory medicine, experts noted in this morning's New Horizons session at ECR 2019 in Vienna.
February 26, 2019
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2018
Musculoskeletal speakers reveal trade secrets on sports injuries
To achieve success and consistently good results in sports imaging, you must be descriptive in the radiology report, know what pitfalls to avoid, and find out what is important to the surgeon. That's the view of Dr. Theodore Miller, from Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University in New York City and a speaker at today's transatlantic master class on sports injuries.
March 2, 2018
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2016
Success in sports injuries relies on defining technical and clinical approach
Sports injuries pose unique challenges that set them apart in the world of radiology, particularly when highly driven patients are keen to return to their discipline. Against this demanding backdrop, sports radiologists have to draw on their knowledge, experience, and colleagues from other specialties to correctly define the nature of the injury and expedite swift and effective therapy.
March 4, 2016
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CT provides fresh revelations about ancient Egypt
CT has reached a level of such sophistication that we can now pinpoint incredible detail inside mummies, turning CT into 3D volumes and then segmenting the data, a leading expert told attendees at last week's "The Curious World of Radiology" seminar.
July 21, 2015
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Nuclear Medicine
The big question: CT, MRI, or nuclear for coronary artery disease diagnosis?
Faced with a choice of CT, MRI, and hybrid nuclear imaging for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease, which modality is most suitable for any one patient type and why? All three play an important role in the diagnostic process, according to speakers at a presentation on Saturday at ECR 2015.
March 6, 2015
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How best to avoid pitfalls in sports injuries to knee
Take a closer look at the meniscus when imaging and avoid over- or undercalling common meniscus pathologies, according to Dr. Gustav Andreisek of Zurich. In particular, certain portions of the meniscus, such as the roots, are usually missed during reporting, he explained in a refresher course at ECR 2015 in Vienna.
March 5, 2015
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Nuclear Medicine
Hybrid imaging gathers momentum in cardiac indications
VIENNA - Hybrid imaging is gaining acceptance as opportunities using combinations of modalities emerge and promise to optimize cardiac imaging, according to expert speakers in today's session called "Hybrid cardiovascular imaging: Where should we go?" at ECR 2014.
March 5, 2014
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Nuclear Medicine
'Unfair' regulatory stance on radiotracers poses threat to PET's future
VIENNA - Legal and regulatory issues surrounding the production and uses of radiotracers represent a significant threat to PET imaging, a senior luminary told ECR 2013 attendees at Sunday's professional challenges session on the legal matters related to multimodality techniques.
March 10, 2013
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2013
A 3-piece jigsaw: patient, radiologist, clinician. But do they fit together?
VIENNA - The delicate balance of power and complex set of interactions between radiologists, patients, and clinicians was the subject of some lively and frank discussion at Sunday's professional challenges session, which followed a novel and original format, at ECR 2013.
March 10, 2013
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3D MRI technique helps plan treatment for pediatric heart conditions
Images of a 39-year-old who underwent screening mammography. Right craniocaudal (left) and mediolateral oblique (middle) views from preoperative mammography show suspicious grouped fine pleomorphic calcifications (arrows). After biopsy showed ductal carcinoma of situ (DCIS), patient underwent breast-conserving surgery, yielding final diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (intermediate grade, hormone receptor positive). (Right) Screenshot of an output of a commercial AI tool applied to preoperative mammography. AI detected right breast lesion with score of 95% on both views (concentric colored circles). Present study’s reviewing radiologist deemed AI marking to correspond with site of DCIS.
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Axial contrast-enhanced CT scan in a 28-year-old premenopausal woman shows an incidentally detected solid-appearing left ovarian lesion (solid arrow) anterior to the uterus (U), associated with trace ascites in the right adnexa and cul de sac (dashed arrows). At pathologic analysis, this was shown to be ovarian dysgerminoma. Two readers misdiagnosed this lesion, one as a leiomyoma and one as an ovarian fibroma.
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Lower limb amputation is an increasingly common major complication of advanced peripheral arterial disease and diabetes mellitus.
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3D MRI technique helps plan treatment for pediatric heart conditions
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The method makes "heart muscle and heart valves visible while making blood and surrounding tissues transparent," researchers noted.
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Could AI scoring help with managing DCIS?
By Amerigo Allegretto
An AI model showed associations with recurrence after DCIS surgery and performed comparably to established clinical risk models.
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Images of a 39-year-old who underwent screening mammography. Right craniocaudal (left) and mediolateral oblique (middle) views from preoperative mammography show suspicious grouped fine pleomorphic calcifications (arrows). After biopsy showed ductal carcinoma of situ (DCIS), patient underwent breast-conserving surgery, yielding final diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (intermediate grade, hormone receptor positive). (Right) Screenshot of an output of a commercial AI tool applied to preoperative mammography. AI detected right breast lesion with score of 95% on both views (concentric colored circles). Present study’s reviewing radiologist deemed AI marking to correspond with site of DCIS.
Clinicians, beware: CT diagnostic accuracy varies by adnexal lesion type
By Kate Madden Yee
The modality correctly diagnoses dermoids and simple cysts, but is not as effective at identifying other types of adnexal lesions.
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Axial contrast-enhanced CT scan in a 28-year-old premenopausal woman shows an incidentally detected solid-appearing left ovarian lesion (solid arrow) anterior to the uterus (U), associated with trace ascites in the right adnexa and cul de sac (dashed arrows). At pathologic analysis, this was shown to be ovarian dysgerminoma. Two readers misdiagnosed this lesion, one as a leiomyoma and one as an ovarian fibroma.
Radiology coding update for 2026
By Erin Stephens
In a new column, Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners reviews the 2026 CPT code changes.
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Super-resolution deep learning reconstruction improves CCTA
By Will Morton
The commercially available image reconstruction algorithm outperformed standard hybrid iterative reconstruction for assessing coronary stenosis.
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Images from two representative cases. (A-C) Images in an 82-year-old man with a calcified plaque in the proximal segment of the left anterior descending artery. (A, B) Curved planar reconstruction images from CCTA with (A) hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR) and (B) super-resolution deep learning reconstruction (SR-DLR) show that the measured PDS was 66% for the HIR image and 42% for the SR-DLR image. (C) Quantitative analysis of the invasive coronary angiography (ICA) image (reference standard) revealed a PDS of 34% (arrow). (D-F) Images in a 37-year-old woman with a noncalcified plaque in the middle segment of the left circumflex artery. (D, E) Curved planar reconstruction images from CCTA with (D) HIR and (E) SR-DLR show that the measured PDS was 47% for the HIR image and 80% for the SR-DLR image. (F) Quantitative analysis of the ICA image revealed a PDS of 72% (arrow). Blue, red, and yellow lines in A, B, D, and E represent the proximal reference point, stenosed lesion, and distal reference point, respectively, and the insets show the corresponding cross-sectional images.
Nonsurgical management rising for low-risk DCIS cases
By Amerigo Allegretto
Trends show that nonsurgical management of DCIS is rising, paving the way for imaging's role in active surveillance.
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Gadoxetate MRI offers high sensitivity for liver cancer screening
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"Most participants undergoing HCC screening had excellent MRI quality even when ultrasound was limited," researchers noted.
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PET/CT visualizes complications in patients on hemodialysis
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F-18 sodium fluoride PET/CT scans can quantify changes in cardiac and aortic vascular calcifications.
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DBT-guided biopsies show practical advantages
By Amerigo Allegretto
New research says DBT-guided biopsies lead to less procedure times and radiation exposure compared to mammography-guided biopsies.
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Radiology is at an inflection point
By Dhruv Chopra
Radiology is a cornerstone of modern medical diagnostics, but today is at an inflection point, said Civie CEO Dhruv Chopra in a new column.
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