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Opinion: The rise of the Clinical Radiologist

Aug 6, 2019

The marriage of computers and Radiology in mid-twentieth century accelerated the growth of Radiology and initiated the rise of Radiologist. Rapid advancements in imaging technology and digital medical images have revolutionized the work-flow systems in modern hospitals.

Predicting survival in lung cancer with CT

Jul 25, 2019

This study includes feature selection and internal and external validation of the findings and shows that radiomics, in addition to clinical information, predicts prognosis better than clinical data alone. Article: Development of a radiomics nomogram based on the 2D...

Understanding the huge advances in CT image reconstruction

Jul 18, 2019

Over the last 15 years, image reconstruction of CT has been revolutionized. This is one major tool for dose reduction and the story does not end there, as there are many new promising developments. Article: The evolution of image reconstruction for CT—from filtered...

Multiparametric MRI of the prostate

Jul 11, 2019

A subgroup of experts from the ESUR Prostate MRI Working Group conducted a literature review and face-to-face and electronic exchanges to draw up a position statement. Article: The primacy of multiparametric MRI in men with suspected prostate cancer Authors: Jonathan...

Infrared imaging and breast cancer detection

Jul 4, 2019

In a continuous effort to increase the detection rate of breast cancer, infrared imaging offers an interesting perspective in addition to mammography. Article: Does three-dimensional functional infrared imaging improve breast cancer detection based on digital...

Coronary CTA: don’t forget to look around for extracardiac lesions

Jun 27, 2019

Among patients undergoing CTA, many have incidentally detected lesions. Some of them may well explain the symptoms. Article: Extracardiac findings on coronary computed tomography angiography in patients without significant coronary artery disease Authors: Philipp...

Medical students are not so anxious about AI

Jun 21, 2019

This survey among students shows that juniors welcome AI and believe that it will induce important changes in daily practice; however, they are not afraid of being replaced by the machines. Article: Medical students’ attitude towards artificial intelligence: a...

MRI gets closer to genomics in prostate cancer

May 23, 2019

Defining which prostate cancers are potentially aggressive and provide early metastases is essential for patient management. It seems that visibility with MRI is a prognostic predictor. Article: Correlation between MRI phenotypes and a genomic classifier of prostate...

How Artificial Intelligence looks at images

May 16, 2019

AI does not mimic humans, but learns from humans. It has its own traps, like over-fitting. We need to learn how AI “thinks” and share the same “PICO” approach. Article: Demystification of AI-driven medical image interpretation: past, present and future Authors: Peter...

LI-RADS: not so easy!

May 9, 2019

Although LI-RADS is a great improvement towards standardization of reporting and medical decision, difficulties in daily practice still exist. Article: Pitfalls and problems to be solved in the diagnostic CT/MRI Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS)...