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Success with AI rests on ethics and 'explainability'

January 22, 2020 -- Meeting the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) and understanding and explaining the concept behind its applications are vital for successful implementation, writes digital ethics specialist Ivana Bartoletti. She encourages radiologists to engage in the discussion. Discuss

AI can assess disease burden in multiple sclerosis

January 22, 2020 -- An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can accurately evaluate multiple sclerosis disease burden on MRI exams, potentially enabling better ongoing assessment of these patients, German researchers have reported. Discuss

Checklists can aid interpretation of chest CT scans

January 21, 2020 -- Using checklists as a guide to interpreting chest CT examinations can help identify diffuse abnormalities in acute disease, according to prizewinning Spanish researchers. If systematically applied, checklists of clinical and radiological data can play a valuable role, they say. Discuss

PACS servers remain vulnerable in parts of Europe

January 20, 2020 -- Hospitals across Europe are continuing to leak tens of thousands of medical images into the public domain every week, and Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland are among the countries that still have unprotected PACS servers, new analysis from Germany has found. Discuss

PET strengthens case for cause of schizophrenia

January 17, 2020 -- By combining PET imaging with a radiotracer that binds to a specific protein, U.K. researchers may have validated the belief that dysfunctional neuronal connections in the brain are the underlying cause of schizophrenia, according to a study published on 14 January in Nature Communications. Discuss

Responsibility question surfaces in Swedish MRI accident

January 16, 2020 -- Who bears formal responsibility for the serious MRI accident at Sunderby Hospital in Luleå, Swedish Lapland? This complex question appears to lie at the heart of the investigation that's still going on, and the answer may well set a legal precedent, according to experts. Discuss

Report: Fujifilm makes pitch for Curium Pharma

January 16, 2020 -- In what would be its latest deal in an ongoing acquisition spree in healthcare, Fujifilm has made an offer to buy French radiopharmaceutical developer Curium Pharma in a transaction that could be valued as high as 2.7 billion euros, according to a 14 January report from Bloomberg. Discuss

ESR pays tribute to ultrasound pioneer Mukund Joshi

January 15, 2020 -- The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has posted a tribute to ultrasound specialist and Indian radiologist Dr. Mukund Joshi, who died on 7 January at the age of 77. In 2012, he became only the second Indian in 100 years to receive honorary membership of the RSNA. Discuss

QA checks have only minor impact on radiographer reporting

January 15, 2020 -- Dutch researchers have found that quality assurance (QA) sessions in which a radiologist reviewed recalls recommended by radiologists and radiographers identified fewer than 1% of missed breast cancers. The study included 467,000 women who participated in the Dutch breast screening program. Discuss

How to do it: Dual-energy CT for pulmonary embolism

January 14, 2020 -- In the right hands, dual-energy CT for acute pulmonary embolism can help boost sensitivity and detection, especially for endoluminal clots in small segmental or subsegmental lung vessels. That's the view of German researchers, who've given a master class on the topic. Discuss

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