Erich Schmutzhard, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria. With respect to tropical neurology, no. I started medical school with the intention to do a postgraduate diploma/master’s course in Tropical Medicine, and to work in a rural Sub-Saharan-African hospital as a tropical medicine specialist.

Cynthia Dunbar – Secretary, American Society of Hematology (ASH); Chief, Translational Stem Cell Biology Branch, and Head, Molecular…

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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common malignant kidney tumour, with clear cell RCC (ccRCC) accounting for 70–80% of all cases. Approximately 15–20% of patients have primary metastatic RCC at diagnosis, and 15–20% of those who receive curative treatment for localised tumours will experience recurrence within 5 years of follow-up.

Urothelial carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the bladder is an intra-epithelial, high grade, malignant neoplasm characterised by flat (non-papillary) growth, with high probability of disease progression.

The 2023 European Congress of Radiology (ECR), with its ‘Cycle of Life’ theme, returned to Vienna, Austria, at its traditional time in March. There were over 1,000 radiographers registered, and the Radiographers’ Scientific Sub-Committee, expertly led by Nejc Mekiš and Kevin O’Regan, had prepared an excellent selection of 35 radiographer-focused sessions.

Vacuum-assisted biopsy (VAB) is performed when a breast lesion appears suspicious at imaging examinations. Although several different modalities can guide the biopsy, some lesions can only be visualised by imaging modalities that can depict tumour neo-angiogenesis. For this type of lesion, MRI is the most sensitive modality when lesions are occult at second-look ultrasound or mammography.

Dynamic myocardial CT perfusion (CTP) is a relatively novel technique that can depict myocardial ischaemia. However, the radiation dose required for dynamic CTP remains relatively high. Therefore, the authors investigated the feasibility of dose reduction in dynamic myocardial CTP by comparing the diagnostic performance resulting from acquiring images during all heartbeats to that involving the periodic skipping of imaging during a certain proportion of heartbeats.