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Dr Louise Dickinson

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Professional background

Consultant radiologist with a specialist interest in diagnostic and interventional uroradiology. Subspecialist interest and academic background in prostate cancer diagnosis, image targeted biopsies and treatments (focal therapy, HDR brachytherapy). Trained at Imperial College Medical School, and worked as a specialist registrar in urology prior to clinical radiology training. Appointed as a consultant radiologist at UCLH in 2020, and honorary associate professor at UCL in 2023.

Research interests

Established academic background with a PhD thesis in MRI and focal treatments of prostate cancer

Publications

Prostate Imaging after Focal Ablation (PI-FAB): A Proposal for a Scoring System for Multiparametric MRI of the Prostate After Focal Therapy. Giganti F, Dickinson L, Orczyk C, Haider A, Freeman A, Emberton M, Allen C, Moore CM.Eur Urol Oncol. 2023 May 18:S2588-9311(23)00083-4. doi: 10.1016/j.euo.2023.04.007. Online ahead of print

A semi-automated software program to assess the impact of second reads in prostate MRI for equivocal lesions: results from a UK tertiary referral centre. Woernle A, Dickinson L, Lelie S, Pendse D, Heffernan Ho D, Ramachandran N, Kirkham A, Von Stempel C, Punwani S, Wah So C, Withington J, Grey A, Collins T, Maffei D, Haider A, Freeman A, Emberton M, Piper JW, Moore CM, Hines J, Orczyk C, Allen C, Giganti F.Eur J Radiol. 2023 May;162:110796.

Standardisation of prostate multiparametric MRI across a hospital network: a London experience. Papoutsaki MV, Allen C, Giganti F, Atkinson D, Dickinson L, Goodman J, Saunders H, Barrett T, Punwani S.Insights Imaging. 2021 Apr 20;12(1):52.

Focal Ablation Targeted to the Index Lesion in Multifocal Localised Prostate Cancer: a Prospective Development Study. Ahmed HU, Dickinson L (joint first author), Charman S, Weir S, McCartan N, Hindley RG, Freeman A, Kirkham. AP, Sahu M, Scott R, Allen C, Van der Meulen J, Emberton M. Eur Urol. 2015 Dec;68(6):927-36

Magnetic resonance imaging for the detection, localisation, and characterisation of prostate cancer: recommendations from a European consensus meeting. Dickinson L, Ahmed HU, Allen C, et al. Eur Urol. 2011 Apr;59(4):477-94.