Routine imaging holds diagnostic potential that artificial intelligence is beginning to unlock. This issue highlights how AI-powered screening tools extract hidden health insights from chest X-rays and CT scans, identifying osteoporosis and cardiovascular risk without additional procedures. Also covered are a simple X-ray measure predicting survival in lung cancer surgery, radiotherapy advances that may let breast cancer patients skip surgery, and VR rehabilitation after spinal and brain surgery. Enjoy reading!
Article • Opportunistic screening
AI tools extract hidden health insights from routine chest imaging
Artificial intelligence is enabling radiologists to extract valuable diagnostic information from routine chest imaging – identifying patients at risk for osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease without additional scans. At RSNA 2025, researchers ...
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News • Promising results for low-risk womenRadiotherapy advances may let breast cancer patients skip surgeryDue to advances in radiation therapy, some breast cancer patients may be able to omit surgery following ablative radiation, according to new results of a Phase 2 trial. |
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News • Diaphragmatic dome heightSimple X-ray measure linked to survival in lung cancer surgery patientsA new study shows that diaphragmatic dome height (DDH) - a simple measurement from routine chest X-rays - can help predict survival among patients with lung cancer and breathing disorders. |
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News • Recovery aidVR rehabilitation after spinal and brain surgery shows promisePatients recovering from brain and spinal cord injuries could soon benefit from virtual reality (VR) rehabilitation delivered directly at their hospital bedside, according to a new study. |
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News • Healthcare economyHiring more staff won't fix NHS surgery backlogs (but other measures might)Researchers from some of the UK’s leading academic institutions have warned that simply hiring more NHS staff will not be enough to reduce surgery backlogs, in newly published research. |
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News • Targeted immunotherapyImplantable cytokine factories to help treat ovarian cancerResearchers have reported results from a first-in-human trial evaluating a novel cell-based platform for localized delivery of interleukin-2 (IL-2) in patients with advanced ovarian cancer. |
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News • Effects on autoimmune diseaseWill pregnancy make myasthenia gravis worse? Study sheds new lightMany women with myasthenia gravis choose not to have children due to fear that the disease will get worse during or after pregnancy. Now, a study investigated the connection to the autoimmune disease. |
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News • Biomimetic scaffolds3D-printed ceramic implants mimic natural boneResearchers have developed a novel 3D‑printed ceramic implant material that closely mimics real human bone. The findings may lead to more effective and accessible treatments for bone defects. |
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News • Larger sample yieldUltrasonic needle could reshape cancer diagnosticsA new ultrasonic needle for tumour diagnostics could be used to diagnose salivary gland tumours with far greater precision, a new study finds. The device also shows potential for other cancers. |
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