Article • Physics in medical imaging
CT advances: small steps and huge strides
Recent advances in CT have focused mainly on software, yet new technology could push the modality much further, experts showed at ECR 2022.
Radiology
Sponsored • Expansion to AI market
Improving quantification and productivity
Bayer recently announced the launch of Calantic Digital Solutions, a new platform delivering access to digital applications, including artificial intelligence (AI) enabled programs for medical imaging.
News • Combining data science and machine learning
MRI image reconstruction: the next step for compressed sensing
US scientists and engineers have found a way to improve the performance of traditional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) reconstruction techniques, allowing for faster MRIs to improve healthcare.
News • Devil in the details
Why healthcare researchers must be wary of misusing AI
An international team of researchers advises that strong care needs to be taken not to misuse or overuse machine learning (ML) in healthcare research, despite all of its benefits.
News • Suggestion for double reading practice
Solving the radiologist shortage with trained radiographers
When double reading screening mammograms, radiographers trained for the task perform as well as radiologists in key areas, according to a new publication.
Article • “I, Algorithm“
Applying the 3 laws of robotics to AI in radiology
Ethical considerations continue to fuel the discussion around artificial intelligence (AI), a panel of experts showed at ECR 2022.
News • Imaging AI
Photon-counting CT improves myeloma bone disease detection
New CT technology paired with artificial intelligence-based noise reduction offers superior detection of bone disease associated with multiple myeloma at lower radiation doses than conventional CT.
Video • Virtual reality radiation protection training
VR gives ‘X-ray vision’ to radiographers-in-training
Exposure to ionising radiation is a major health concern for many interventional radiologists. To help attain an understanding for radiation distribution in a clinical setting, experts tap into the potential of virtual reality (VR).
News • Potential of nigrosome imaging
Parkinson's: Misconception of 'swallow-tail'-sign rectified
A new understanding of the 'swallow-tail', an anatomical landmark in the brain, could pave the way for earlier detection of Parkinson's disease.
News • Subtraction technique
Deep learning optimal for coronary stent evaluation by CTA
The combination of deep-learning reconstruction and a subtraction technique yields promising diagnostic performance for the detection of in-stent restenosis by coronary CTA.
Article • Philips presents portfolio update at ECR 2022
AI-powered MRI to increase imaging speed, reduce staff burden
The portfolio Philips presented at ECR 2022 revealed that the company not only advanced their products, but also listened to medical professionals and patients – and took their feedback to heart.
News • High-risk pathology identification
Single vs. multiple architectural distortion on digital breast tomosynthesis
Patients with multiple architectural distortion (AD) identified on digital breast tomosynthesis may benefit from biopsy of all areas, given the variation of pathologic diagnoses across individuals.
News • Presented at ECR 2022
Fujifilm Europe launches new hybrid C-arm and portable x-ray device
At the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Fujifilm Europe showcased a new flexible, hybrid C-arm and portable x-ray machine, called FDR Cross.
Article • Controversial compound
Seeking alternatives to gadolinium-based contrast agents
Researchers are seeking alternatives to gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) to help raise levels of patient safety. An open hybrid session at ECR in Vienna heard how research across several centres has been examining the options of new approaches to reduce reliance on GBCAs.
Article • MEDIRAD project
Increasing the protection from medical radiation
A Europe-wide project aims to improve medical radiation protection for patients and staff by better understanding and evaluating the health effects of exposure to low-dose ionising radiation resulting from diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Article • Take on teleradiology
Working from home as a radiologist: pros and cons
Leading radiologists have debated whether working from home is a blessing or a curse amid the evolving impact of teleradiology. In a hybrid ECR session examining working from home in radiology, speakers discussed their own experiences.
News • Fracture diagnosis support
AI software to help identify bone trauma at the point of care
Fujifilm partners with Gleamer to integrate an AI software called BoneView into its X-ray imaging systems to assist radiologists and emergency clinicians in the diagnosis of skeletal fractures.
Article • Modified radiography technique
Dark-field X-ray casts new light on lungs
Dark-field radiography uses a part of X-rays that has hardly been considered so far to expand the spectrum of diagnostic imaging. At the ECR Overture, Theresa Urban presented the new method.
Article • Breast cancer
The case for contrast-enhanced mammography
Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) has gone a long way since it was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2011. An Italian expert explained how useful the modality has become in breast imaging in a dedicated course at ECR 2022.
Article • Diversity, transparency, flexibility
Building trustworthy AI systems for cancer imaging
Building artificial intelligence (AI) tools that clinicians and patients can trust, and easily use and understand, are core to the technology being successfully deployed in healthcare settings.
Sponsored • Technology advances
AI-based diagnosis: New evidence for efficiency gains and better diagnostic accuracy
AI-based diagnosis is undoubtedly one of the most promising subjects when we talk about the future of radiology. Now, a couple of new studies indicate that most radiologists are open to using the technology and this for good reasons.
Article • Multiparametric ultrasound
Experts assess usefulness of MPUS in the diagnostic conundrum
Multiparametric ultrasound (MPUS) has proven its value in the abdomen – now, the technique is increasingly moving towards peripheral areas such as breast and testis imaging, experts showed in a dedicated session at ECR 2022.
Article • Predicting the future of imaging
What will ultrasound practice look like in 2030?
Rapid technical advances in ultrasound and increasingly tight healthcare budgets call for a change in ultrasound practice, experts explained in a session at the ECR in Vienna. Two experts presented possible models for the next two decades.
Article • Radiology congress preview
Beets-Tan to shake things up at ECR 2022
After two online meetings and a teaser last March, the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) is coming home to Austria in July 13-17. We spoke with congress president Regina Beets-Tan about how radiologists must build bridges to go forward.
News • In the heart
4D flow MRI scans to assess blood flow
Researchers have developed cutting-edge imaging technology to help doctors better diagnose and monitor patients with heart failure. The state-of-the-art technology uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to create detailed 4D flow images of the heart.
