It's that time again: In our traditional end-of-year roundup, our top 10 most-read articles highlight some of the most relevant trends and topics in healthcare for 2022: innovative imaging techniques and applications have made the list and show that Covid-19 is still a challenge. As the impact of climate change becomes more evident, concern for sustainability in healthcare increases. And while cyberattacks on medical IT systems were on the rise in 2022 – not least due to the war in Ukraine – the year also saw further exploration of promising technologies, such as surgical robotics, AI, digital pathology, and even NFT.
Enjoy reading, stay healthy and stay tuned!
Article • CAD pros and cons
CT or MRI – which is better for imaging stable cardiac chest pain?
When it comes to imaging stable cardiac chest pain, which modality should be used as the first-line test to investigate coronary artery disease: CT or MRI? Radiologists discussed the strengths and limitations of the two approaches in a lively Pros ...
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Article • Cyberattack collateralsWar in Ukraine also threatens German hospital IT securityRussia's war against Ukraine is also playing out in cyberspace. In the process, clinics in Germany could also be caught in the digital crossfire, IT experts warn. |
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Article • Alternative to open surgical procedures gains tractionThe future of minimally invasive interventionsIn the future, many types of open surgeries will be replaced with minimally invasive interventions, predicts Kevin Cleary, PhD, engineering lead at the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Hospital, and ... |
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Sponsored • Siemens Naeotom AlphaFirst CT scanner with photon-counting technologyConventional CT imaging has reached its technical limitations: Resolution can only be improved by small margins and dose cannot be reduced significantly: Photon-counting technology enables drastic improvements. |
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Article • Antimicrobial resistance developmentAMR and climate change: a worrying dual threat to global healthClimate change and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are forming an alarming alliance: Global warming creates new breeding grounds for resistant bacteria. A serious and very real threat to public health – but not quite the doomsday scenario some ... |
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News • Nonfungible tokensCan NFT technology benefit healthcare?NFTs, or nonfungible tokens, first made a splash in the art world as a platform to buy and sell digital art backed by a digital contract. But could NFT be useful in other markets such as healthcare? |
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News • Non-hospitalized patientsLong COVID: Xenon MRI finds lung abnormalitiesA special type of MRI found lung abnormalities in patients who had previously had COVID-19, even those who had not been hospitalized with the illness. |
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Sponsored • Earlier disease prediction and identificationThe potential of AI in routine blood testingIt’s widely known that more than 70% of today’s medical decisions involve the results of laboratory tests, but the insights clinicians derive from these tests today may only be scratching the surface of their potential. |
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Article • Energy conservation & waste reductionReducing the eco-footprint of radiologyContrast agents in the wastewater and power-hungry imaging systems: The eco-footprint of healthcare is huge, and radiology departments are among the main culprits. An expert panel at the ECR Overture explored ways to make the field “greener”. |
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Article • Detection and diagnosis of cancerThe ‘smart’ future of cytologyA combination of digital pathology and quantitative biomarker analysis in the emerging concept of ‘smart’ cytology has a potential role in the detection and diagnosis of cancer. |
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