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Scientific articles

Welcome to our scientific articles section, where we present the latest research and advancements in the field of medical imaging. This section is dedicated to providing healthcare professionals, researchers, and students with access to cutting-edge studies, innovative techniques, and comprehensive reviews. Our curated selection of scientific articles covers a wide range of topics, from diagnostic imaging and radiology to imaging technology and clinical applications. Join us in exploring the forefront of medical imaging science, staying informed about the latest discoveries, and advancing your knowledge in this dynamic field.

Exploring whether FAST MRI could detect aggressive breast cancers earlier than mammography

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. Delays to breast cancer surgery as short as four weeks cost lives because treatments are effective and early detection improves survival. Early detection also makes it less likely that a mastectomy or chemotherapy are needed. The NHS population-risk screening programme offers women aged 50-70 a […]

Dr Lyn Jones, Dr Rebecca Geach

Bristol Breast Care Centre, Southmead Hospital

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Guidance on MRI provision for cauda equina syndrome

This article introduces the new Clinical Imaging Board’s (CIB) document MRI Provision for Cauda Equina Syndrome. I will discuss best practice for MRI safety, imaging and reporting as well as the new National Suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome Pathway document from Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT).

Rachel Watt

Jersey General Hospital

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Advances in radiotherapy delivery in hepatobiliary and pancreatic malignancies

The role of targeted radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) is constantly evolving. While there is uniform agreement across guidelines that patients with good performance status should receive chemotherapy as their first line of treatment, there is no consensus on how to manage patients with localised disease who do not have sufficient […]

Hannah Harford-Wright, Marina Khan, Kasia Owczarczyk

GenesisCare UK; Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Setting up an advanced clinical practice training programme in non-surgical oncology

The workforce crisis in non-surgical oncology is well recognised; The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) Clinical Oncology Workforce Census 2022 estimates a 25% shortfall in the consultant oncologist workforce by 2027. The demand continues to increase with a rising incidence of cancer, technological advances in radiotherapy planning and delivery, and new indications for systemic and […]

Dr Fiona McDonald, Melanie Clarkson, Professor Ricardo Khine

Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Freeman Hospital; Sheffield Hallam University; Queen Mary University of London

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Developments in lung SABR

The use of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) has expanded in the UK over the past decade. In 2008, the UK SABR Consortium was established to help achieve a consensus in implementing and developing SABR in a safe and managed way. In 2011, the National Radiotherapy Implementation Group (NRIG) report recommended that SABR had become standard […]

Caroline Maguire, Kyle Woods, Dr Crispin Hiley

University College London Hospital; GenesisCare

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Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen – the discoverer of x-rays

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen is a name familiar to most of us for his discovery of x-rays and 2023 is the centenary year of his death. The momentous discovery on November 8, 1895 is now celebrated worldwide, with that day now being designated the International Day of Radiology/World Radiography Day.

Dr Arpan K Banerjee

International Society for the History of Radiology

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Clinical implementation of AI contouring in prostate radiotherapy planning

In the UK prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and the second most common cancer overall. One in eight men will develop prostate cancer, with over 50% of prostate cancer diagnoses in people aged 70 or above. There were 52,300 cases of prostate cancer between 2016 and 2018 and incidence rates are […]

Dr Alison Starke, Dr Niall MacDougall

St Bartholomew's Hospital

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From clinic to MDT in one week – speeding up the prostate cancer diagnostic pathway

Since October 2021 cancer networks have been measured against the new Faster Diagnostic Standard (FDS), which states that a patient should have a diagnosis or exclusion of cancer within 28 days from referral. Prostate cancer diagnosis, especially since the universal implementation of multi-parametric MRI (mpMRI), has always been a challenge to the fast-track diagnostic process, […]

Dr Harry Bardgett

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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