‘Shape your skills’ is an ESR programme dedicated to fully trained radiographers who submit an abstract to ECR and are active ESR members for 2019. Successful applicants will be granted free congress registration and a hotel accommodation voucher.

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ESOR/ESTRO Course on Multidisciplinary Approach to Cancer Imaging, November 4-5, 2019 (Amsterdam/The Netherlands)
Training level: radiologists, radiation-oncologists and surgeons.
Special focus: multidisciplinary management of liver, pancreatic, prostate and rectal cancer. Didactic lectures followed by workshops simulating multidisciplinary tumour boards will cover all aspects of patient management.
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ESOR Course on Radiomics and Imaging Biomarkers in Oncologic Imaging, December 12-13, 2019 (Heidelberg/Germany)
Training level: senior residents and board-certified radiologists.
Special focus: cutting-edge clinical and quantitative imaging technology using CT, MRI and hybrid imaging, development of imaging biomarkers and radiomics in clinical practice. The course will offer lectures and interactive case discussions.
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This position statement provides substantial insight into the methodology of published studies on T1W hyperintensity of deep brain nuclei following injections of gadolinium-based contrast agents in an attempt to avoid methodological mistakes, resulting in flawed conclusions. The quality standards underlined in this statement are applicable to many fields of radiological research. (Eur Radiol)

This comprehensive review presents the HRCT reflections of the clinicopathologic manifestations of smoking-related lung injuries, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial diseases such as bronchiolitis, acute eosinophilic pneumonia, histiocytosis, desquamative interstitial pneumonitis and interstitial fibrosing lung diseases. (Insights Imaging)

In this study, the authors introduce high-frequency jet ventilation under general anaesthesia with low air volumes at high frequencies to minimise thoracoabdominal motion during pulmonary arteriovenous malformations embolisation with the benefit of reduction of both radiation dose and procedure duration. (Eur Radiol Exp)

Although beneficial to brain and abdominal imaging, lack of data sharing and reproducibility and standardization issues may be hindering the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology. Professor Paul Parizel and Professor Daniele Regge provide insight into navigating the complexities of AI-assistance in areas such as workflow integration, medical imaging and diagnosis. Read more here.

This prospective study investigates the feasibility and potential benefits in diagnostic accuracy by incorporating hybrid imaging (PET/CT and PET/MRI) in the clinical practice for staging and restaging of rectal cancer. (Cancer Imaging)

This randomized controlled trial provides data to support that routine stenting with angioplasty is superior to angioplasty alone for preventing restenosis in patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome. (Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol)

This prospective study underlines the clinical utility of myocardial magnetic resonance perfusion quantification of microvascular dysfunction focusing on a cohort of patients with Fabry disease. Reduced perfusion, particularly in the subendocardium, is an early Fabry disease marker associated with sphingolipids storage, edema and fibrosis. (Circ Cardiovasc Imaging)