News • Deep learning analysis of X-rays
AI used to triage patients with chest pain
Artificial intelligence (AI) may help improve care for patients who show up at the hospital with acute chest pain, according to a new study published in Radiology.
Radiology
News • Prevention of unnecessary treatments and examination
AI detects early signs of osteoarthritis from x-ray images
Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä and the Central Finland Health Care District have developed an AI based neural network to detect an early knee osteoarthritis from x-ray images.
News • Imaging advances
Photon-counting CT shows more post-Covid-19 lung damage
A promising new application for photon-counting CT: The new technology outperforms conventional CT in detecting subtle damage in the lungs of patients with persistent symptoms of Covid-19.
Article • Imaging investigation and diagnosis
Multiparametric ultrasound: the future of the modality
Multiparametric ultrasound will play an increasing role in imaging investigation and diagnosis as more subspecialities reap the benefits from the modality, Professor Paul Sidhu believes. The leading expert predicts that it will be more cost-effective and comfortable for patients and take point-of-care-testing onto a new level by embracing other parameters in the imaging process.
Sponsored • Digital solutions for radiology
How to accelerate healthcare innovation in AI
Tapping the thriving Radiology AI ecosystem, Bayer recently announced three collaboration agreements for its digital platform, Calantic Digital Solutions, as well as an AI accelerator program.
News • Radiology solution
Enterprise remote reporting platform launched at RSNA
OpenRad announced at RSNA the launch of its enterprise remote reporting platform, which enables cloud-based reporting, collaborative workflows across companies and advanced mobile fleet management.
News • Radiology equipment
RSNA 2022: Carestream updates and expands product portfolio
At the annual RSNA meeting in Chicago, Carestream launched a new series of digital X-ray detectors to help improve clinical outcomes, as well as enhancements to its existing product portfolio.
Article • Mid-treatment scans can reduce treatment sessions
De-escalating radiation therapy for oropharynx cancer with FDG-PET
Using fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) imaging may give insights into possible dose reductions in ongoing radiation therapy of head and neck cancer. A promising study to explore this option was presented at the 2022 ASTRO/ASCO Multidisciplinary Head and Cancer Symposium held in Phoenix, Arizona.
Article • Cancer screening
The need for breast imaging for transgender patients
The need for breast cancer screening of transgender individuals has been a topic of uncertainty until recently, due to lack of reliable patient data, consensus by radiologists, published research, and recommended guidelines. A 2021 survey of Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) members revealed that ‘breast radiologists differ in their practice and knowledge regarding screening of transgender…
Article • Radiology & artificial intelligence
How to integrate AI in the clinical workflow: 7 lessons
In radiology, it is not about if but about when artificial intelligence (AI) will be used, said Professor Dr Tim Leiner of Utrecht University Medical Center at this year’s European Congress of Radiology in Vienna. For all those who are new to AI, the Dutch radiologist gave an overview of the lessons he and his team have learnt so far.
Article • The role of the radiographer
AI in radiation protection: a potential game changer
Radiographers could help design new artificial intelligence (AI) tools for radiation protection, Mark McEntee, professor of diagnostic radiography at University College Cork, Ireland, argued during the annual EuSoMII meeting in October.
News • Changes to brain stem, frontal lobe
Post-Covid: MRI reveals significant brain abnormalities
Using a special type of MRI, researchers have uncovered brain changes in patients up to six months after they recovered from Covid-19, according to a study being presented at the annual RSNA meeting.
Article • Imaging resource management
Managing the CT contrast media shortage with clinical decision support tools
On March 31st, 2022, a city-wide lockdown to curtail the spread of the Covid-19 virus in Shanghai, China, shuttered the GE Healthcare manufacturing facility that produces 80% of the global supply of iodinated contrast media agents iohexol (Omnipaque) and lodixanol (Visipaque). Although the plant was able to operate at 50% capacity by mid-May, the shutdown resulted in a substantial contrast media…
News • New X-ray technique
HiP-CT reveals link between long Covid and pulmonary fibrosis
A new X-ray technology has been used to identify a link between the damage that severe Covid-19 can inflict on lungs and pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that causes severe scarring of lung tissue.
Article • Brain imaging
White matter hyperintensities: a valuable biomarker to assess mortality risk
White matter hyperintensities (WMH) on the brain seen on MRI represent a biomarker associated with a 50/50 risk of death within five years after a first incident acute ischemic stroke (AIS) or transient ischemic attack (TIA).
Article • Imaging advances
Liver disease assessment: AI may give CT the edge over MRI
To assess diffuse liver disease, MRI is currently the modality of choice. New developments in artificial intelligence (AI) could tip the scales in favour of CT imaging. At ECR 2022 in July, experts showed how AI technology enables CT to quantify liver fat as exquisitely as MRI.
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.
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.
