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.
Button batteries, also known as lithium coin batteries, are found in a surprising number of household objects, from TV remote controls and kitchen weighing scales to watches and 3D TV glasses. The missing batteries may go unnoticed for some time, which adds to the difficulties in picking up the ingestion injury early. Ranging in size […]
Emma Rose, Alex Barnacle
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
I suppose I really should be more understanding when I hear a colleague complaining that the 2,000-slice CT has taken “over two minutes” to download to their PACS workstation at home, for it is all too easy to forget just how significant the digital transformation has been for medical imaging over the last decade or […]
Dr Stephen Fenn
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
In 1995, I worked as a junior doctor on the wards in medicine. I often performed an ECG on patients with acute chest pain. Interestingly, even back then the ECG graph was accompanied by a machine-generated clinical interpretation or ECG report, eg left bundle branch block, myocardial infarction etc. These interpretations helped the inexperienced junior […]
Dr Neelam Dugar
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Herder model was first proposed by Herder et al in 2005 as a method of assessing nodule risk. The authors intended for this to be an improved, more accurate version of the Mayo model, which was used commonly to assess the malignancy risk of lung nodules. Herder et al proposed that they could accurately […]
Dawn Assaf, David Little, Stewart Redman, Matthew Jaring, Richard Graham
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Patient experience is recognised as a key marker of the quality of care and an essential component to study in any initiative to improve healthcare services. Seeking feedback from patients regarding their interaction with healthcare professionals and the hospital environment can provide unique insights, complementing the wealth of other data on hospital performance gathered by […]
Dr Chris Green, Dr David Little, Dr Richard Graham, Dr Stewart Redman
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
The concept of combining magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology with a linear accelerator (linac) was first realised in the early 2000s. The subsequent development of the MR-linac has enabled online MR image-guided radiotherapy (MRgRT) and thus online adaptive radiotherapy. Currently there are two clinical systems available with two more in development phase (table 1). The […]
Dr Helen McNair, Trina Herbert, Ian Hanson, Simeon Nill
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, The Institute of Cancer Research
4DCT is now widely available at radiotherapy centres across the UK. It has enabled improvements in the outcomes for many patients when combined with techniques such as stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR), as the better knowledge of the tumour location during treatment has helped enable dose escalation and reduce treatment margins. However, irregular breathing is a […]
Dr Naomi Sisson, Rhydian Caines, Dan Egleston, Professor Carl Rowbottom
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
In 1925, Dr Herrmann Blumgart performed the first diagnostic procedure using a radioactive tracer in a human (himself). Along with his co-worker Otto C Yens, then a medical student in Boston, they measured arm-to-arm circulation time using Radium C and cloud chamber detector, and found this time to be longer in individuals with cardiac decompensation […]
Dr Jason Tarkin, Dr Deepa Gopalan
Imperial College London, University of Cambridge Hospitals NHS Trust