A journal (through French from late Latin diurnalis, daily) has several related meanings:

• a daily record of events or business; a private journal is usually referred to as a diary.
• a newspaper or other periodical, in the literal sense of one published each day;
• however, some publications issued at stated intervals, such as a magazine or the record of the transactions of society such as a scientific journal or academic journals in general, are called a journal. Journal, then, is sometimes used as a synonym for "magazine".

The word "journalist" for one whose business is writing for the public press has been in use since the end of the 17th century.

"Journal" is also applied to the record, day by day, of the business and proceedings of a public body:

• The journals of the British Houses of Parliament contain an official record of the business transacted day by day in either house. The record does not take note of speeches, though some of the earlier volumes contain references to them. The journals are a lengthened account written from the "Votes and Proceedings" (in the House of Lords called "Minutes of Proceedings"), made day by day by the Clerks at the Table, and printed on the responsibility of the Clerk of the House. In the Commons the Votes and Proceedings, but not the Journal, bear the Speaker's signature in fulfilment of a former order that he should "peruse" them before publication. The journals of the British House of Commons begin in the first year of the reign of Edward VI in 1547, and are complete, except for a short interval under Elizabeth I. Those of the House of Lords date from the first year of Henry VIII in 1509. Before that date the proceedings in parliament were entered in the rolls of parliament, which extend from 1278 to 1503. The journals of the Lords are "records" in the judicial sense, those of the Commons are not (see Erskine May, Parliamentary Practice, 1906, pp. 201-202).
• Section 5 of Article I of the United States Constitution requires the Congress of the United States to keep a journal of its proceedings. This journal, the Congressional Record is published by the Government Printing Office.

Journals of this sort are also often referred to as minutes.

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MRI findings of prostate stromal tumour of uncertain malignant potential: a case report
MUGLIA, V FSABER, GMAGGIONI, GMONTEIRO, A J C
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour presenting as a pneumothorax
ABBAS, AJONES, HKINGSTON, G TZUREK, A
Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose PETCT rare finding of a unique multiorgan involvement of Wegeners granulomatosis
ALMUHAIDEB, ASYED, RIORDANIDOU, LSAAD, ZBOMANJI, J

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Value of subtraction MRI in assessing treatment response following image-guided loco-regional therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Winters SD, Jackson S, Armstrong GA, Birchall IW, Lee KH, Low G Value of subtraction MRI in assessing treatment response following image-guided loco-regional therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Radiol. 2012 Jan 31; Authors: Winters SD, Jackson S, Armstrong GA, Birchall IW, Lee KH, Low G Abstract AIM: To compare contrast-enhanced subtraction magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast-enhanced standard MRI in assessing treatment response following loco-regional therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHOD AND MATERIALS: Institutional review board approval was obtained and informed consent was waived for this retrospective study. All patients were analysed from our institution's liver tumour database that had loco-regional HCC therapy and the following: (1) a contrast-enhanced MRI ≤6 weeks post-treatment, (2) an unenhanced T1-weighted high-signal treatment zone (TZ) ≥1 cm, (3) follow-up contrast-enhanced MRI performed ≥6 months post-treatment. Randomized standard and subtraction TZ datasets were independently assessed by three blinded radiology readers for either complete treatment necrosis or residual disease. The standard of reference (SOR) comprised a consensus read by two radiologists with knowledge of the follow-up MRI and all available clinical data. Statistical analyses were performed using receiver operating characteristics (ROC), t-test, and kappa statistic. RESULTS: Twenty-six patients (19 male and seven female patients; mean age 60 years, standard deviation 10.9 years, range 46-88 years) had a total of 45 corresponding HCCs and TZs. For ROC, the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.93 (subtraction protocol) versus 0.90 (standard protocol; p = 0.49). For the t-test, the mean reader confidence level was 4.4, 3.6, and 4.4 (subtraction protocol) versus 3, 3, and 3.7 (standard protocol; p ≤ 0.011). The kappa statistic for reader-to-SOR agreement was 0.83, 0.63, and 0.71 (subtraction protocol) versus 0.51, 0.36, and 0.64 (standard protocol). CONCLUSION: Subtraction MRI significantly improves the reader confidence level in the assessment of treatment response following loco-regional therapies for HCC. PMID: 22300821 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
A proposed new imaging pathway for patients with suspected lung cancer.
Macpherson R, Benamore R, Panakis N, Sayeed R, Breen D, Bradley K, Carter R, Baldwin D, Craig J, Gleeson F A proposed new imaging pathway for patients with suspected lung cancer. Clin Radiol. 2012 Jan 31; Authors: Macpherson R, Benamore R, Panakis N, Sayeed R, Breen D, Bradley K, Carter R, Baldwin D, Craig J, Gleeson F Abstract AIMS: PET-CT scans are routinely performed in patients with lung cancer after investigation by chest x-ray (CXR) and CT scan, when these have demonstrated potentially curable disease. If the majority of patients with lung cancer potentially suitable for curative treatment could be identified earlier in the diagnostic pathway on the basis of CXR findings they could be referred for PET-CT imaging without a prior CT scan. We investigated the clinical and financial implications of adopting such a strategy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The details of 1187 patients referred with suspected lung cancer between July 2006 and August 2009 were analysed. The initial CXR and subsequent imaging of patients fit for curative treatment (Performance Status 0/1, FEV1 > 1.0) were reviewed (n = 251). The clinical and financial implications of referring patients for first line PET-CT if deemed potentially curable based on CXR findings were assessed. RESULTS: 107 of 1187 patients had potentially curable lung cancer on PS, lung function, CT and PET-CT. 96 of these 107 patients (90%) were correctly identified on CXR. 149 patients overall were diagnosed as potentially curable on CXR. Referring suitable patients for an immediate PET-CT scan resulted in a reduction in the time to complete staging investigations. CONCLUSIONS: Early PET-CT scanning for patients with suspected lung cancer, potentially suitable for curative therapy could result in more efficient staging with little additional cost. PMID: 22300820 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Re: Imaging male breast cancer.
Westerland O, Shaw A, Howlett D Re: Imaging male breast cancer. Clin Radiol. 2012 Jan 31; Authors: Westerland O, Shaw A, Howlett D PMID: 22300819 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Differentiation of Necrotizing Infectious Fasciitis from Nonnecrotizing Infectious Fasciitis with MR Imaging.
Rahmouni A, Chosidow O, Kim YJ Differentiation of Necrotizing Infectious Fasciitis from Nonnecrotizing Infectious Fasciitis with MR Imaging. Radiology. 2012 Feb;262(2):732-3 Authors: Rahmouni A, Chosidow O, Kim YJ PMID: 22282192 [PubMed - in process]
Radiologic evaluation of autoimmune pancreatitis.
Liang W, Xu S, Manfredi R, Pozzi Mucelli R Radiologic evaluation of autoimmune pancreatitis. Radiology. 2012 Feb;262(2):731-2 Authors: Liang W, Xu S, Manfredi R, Pozzi Mucelli R PMID: 22282191 [PubMed - in process]
The two-county breast screening trial cannot provide a reliable estimate of the effect of breast cancer screening.
Jørgensen KJ, Keen JD, Zahl PH, Gøtzsche PC, Tabár L, Smith RA, Chen TH, Duffy SW The two-county breast screening trial cannot provide a reliable estimate of the effect of breast cancer screening. Radiology. 2012 Feb;262(2):729-30 Authors: Jørgensen KJ, Keen JD, Zahl PH, Gøtzsche PC, Tabár L, Smith RA, Chen TH, Duffy SW PMID: 22282190 [PubMed - in process]

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Lawrie B. Morrison.
Linton O Lawrie B. Morrison. J Am Coll Radiol. 2011 Oct;8(10):737 Authors: Linton O PMID: 21962793 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Improving membership retention rates among new graduates.
Krishnaraj A, Hawkins CM Improving membership retention rates among new graduates. J Am Coll Radiol. 2011 Oct;8(10):735-6 Authors: Krishnaraj A, Hawkins CM PMID: 21962792 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Pointers for optimizing radiation dose in abdominal CT protocols.
Kalra MK, Singh S, Thrall JH, Mahesh M Pointers for optimizing radiation dose in abdominal CT protocols. J Am Coll Radiol. 2011 Oct;8(10):731-4 Authors: Kalra MK, Singh S, Thrall Subscribe to Journals RSS feed