https://ki.se RSS News Listing https://news.ki.se/fragile-bones-can-be-detected-during-mammography Can osteoporosis be detected in images taken for purposes other than fractures? According to radiologist Torkel Brismar, the answer is yes. He has explored this question in several studies. Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:08:08 +0200 https://news.ki.se/radiotherapy-charged-with-new-energy Radiotherapy is a cornerstone of cancer care. However, in recent decades, Sweden has fallen behind in this area, both in terms of healthcare resources and research. Medicinsk Vetenskap has interviewed researchers who want to continue developing a bright idea. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:22:55 +0100 https://news.ki.se/local-radiation-effective-against-early-rectal-cancer Radiation oncologist Alexander Valdman conducts research at the Department of Oncology-Pathology at Karolinska Institutet. He works to ensure that patients with rectal cancer experience fewer side effects from their treatment. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:18:52 +0100 https://news.ki.se/memory-in-the-skin-hinders-healing-after-radiation Radiotherapy can cause long-term skin damage in cancer patients. New research shows that radiation creates a memory in skin cells that hinders healing, but also that antibodies can help restore the damage. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:16:47 +0100 https://news.ki.se/radiopharmaceuticals-being-tested-for-brain-tumours-in-children Neuroblastoma is a rare disease that affects children, often before the age of two. Some are born with the disease. Paediatric surgeon Jakob Stenman is investigating whether targeted radioactive drugs can slow down the disease in those with the most severe form. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:13:33 +0100 https://news.ki.se/higher-risk-of-breast-cancer-in-women-with-false-positive-mammography-result Women who receive a false positive mammography result are more likely to develop breast cancer over the subsequent 20 years, report researchers from Karolinska Institutet in a study published in JAMA Oncology. The risk is highest for women aged between 60 and 75 and who have low breast density. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 16:05:08 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-on-magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri-in-diagnosis-and-prognosis-of-primary-sclerosing-cholangitis Aristeidis Grigoriadis, from the Gastroenterology and Rheumatology Unit at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) will defend his thesis "Magnetic resonance imaging as a tool for diagnosis, evaluation and prognosis in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis" on February 17, 2023. Main Supervisor is Annika Bergquist (MedH). Wed, 15 Feb 2023 15:02:01 +0100 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-on-mri-in-patients-with-cervical-carcinoma Susanne Fridsten at the research group Diagnostic Radiology, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, will defend her thesis "Carcinoma of the uterine cervix: aspects on preoperative staging and assessment of treatment effect using magnetic resonance imaging" on April 21, 2022. Main Supervisor is Lennart Blomqvist. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 11:25:41 +0200 https://news.ki.se/brain-injury-in-covid-19-is-revealed-by-magnetic-resonance-imaging-and-computed-tomography Injuries in the nervous system of patients with severe COVID-19 are revealed by magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography. In a study of 185 patients, researchers at KI and Karolinska University Hospital show an affection of microscopic blood vessels and inflammation in the brain, meninges and nerves. The results are published in Radiology. Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:30:55 +0200 https://news.ki.se/new-thesis-on-clinical-validation-of-new-cmr-methods-to-diagnose-pulmonary-hypertension João Ramos from the group Clinical Physiology at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery will defend his thesis "Pulmonary hypertension and heart failure : physiological markers assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance" on May 8th, 2020. Main Supervisor is Martin Ugander. Mon, 04 May 2020 13:22:16 +0200 https://news.ki.se/method-for-assessing-hand-bone-density-may-prevent-hip-fractures Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0100