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AI performs comparably to human readers of mammograms

Written by | 11 Sep 2023

Using a standardized assessment, researchers in the UK compared the performance of a commercially available artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm with human readers of screening mammograms. Results of their… read more.

MRI scans improve prostate cancer diagnosis in screening trial

Written by | 25 Aug 2023

The REIMAGINE study, published today in BMJ Oncology, is the first study to use MRI scans with prostate specific antigen (PSA) density to assess the need for further standard… read more.

Proton radiotherapy to treat oesophageal cancer

Written by | 19 Aug 2023

A 67-year old patient presenting with oesophageal cancer was treated today at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI with a form of radiation provided by protons, i.e. positively charged… read more.

First randomised trial finds AI-supported mammography screening is safe and almost halved radiologist workload

Written by | 3 Aug 2023

An interim safety analysis of the first randomised controlled trial of its kind involving over 80,000 Swedish women published in The Lancet Oncology journal, finds artificial intelligence (AI)-supported mammography analysis… read more.

Screening tests for dense breasts—AI, mammography, ultrasound

Written by | 1 Aug 2023

Findings from an aaccepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) suggest that for patients with dense breasts undergoing screening in the incidence setting, a commercial AI tool did… read more.

Less-invasive cardiac MRI is a valuable diagnostic tool in the early evaluation of patients with acute chest pain

Written by | 18 Jul 2023

An estimated 3 million patients visit emergency departments each year with acute chest pain and mildly elevated troponin levels. High levels of troponin, a protein, occur when the… read more.

Study finds disease progression and adverse radiation effects are low in patients undergoing preoperative stereotactic radiosurgery

Written by | 12 Jun 2023

Cancer that spreads to the brain from another part of the body such as lung or breast is called a metastatic brain tumor. As metastatic brain tumors grow,… read more.

Ultrasound breaks new ground for forearm fractures in children

Written by | 5 Jun 2023

Portable ultrasound devices could provide an alternative to x-ray machines for diagnosing forearm fractures in children in a move that could alleviate waiting times for families in hospital… read more.

ChatGPT passes radiology board exam

Written by | 18 May 2023

The latest version of ChatGPT passed a radiology board-style exam, highlighting the potential of large language models but also revealing limitations that hinder reliability, according to two new… read more.

New ACR Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines call for earlier and more-intensive screening for high-risk women

Written by | 9 May 2023

New American College of Radiology® (ACR®) breast cancer screening guidelines now call for all women — particularly Black and Ashkenazi Jewish women — to have risk assessment by age 25 to determine… read more.

Researchers develop capsule X-ray dosimeter for real-time radiotherapy monitoring

Written by | 19 Apr 2023

In radiotherapy, precision in targeting tumor tissue while minimizing damage to healthy tissue is crucial. Monitoring the dose of radiation delivered and absorbed in real-time, particularly in the… read more.

Lighting up tumours could help surgeons remove them more precisely

Written by | 22 Mar 2023

A new technique that combines highly detailed, real-time images of inside the body with a type of infrared light has, for the first time, been used during surgery… read more.

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