Dear AuntMinnieEurope Member,
It's likely to be one of the big questions of 2018: What lies ahead for deep learning?
Dutch researchers have gazed into their crystal ball and attempted to provide some answers to this question. For their efforts, they collected a magna cum laude at RSNA 2017, so clearly the discerning judges in the giant poster hall in Chicago were impressed. Find out why in our Imaging Informatics Community, or by clicking here.
Missed lung nodules are another ongoing area of concern for the medical imaging community. A study found that missed lesions resulted in a postponed diagnosis of lung cancer by more than 13 months in nearly 34% of patients. Get the story in the CT Community, or click here.
The safety of gadolinium-based contrast agents remains a controversial topic. New research findings continue to emerge, including those relating to the development of an x-ray fluorescence system that can noninvasively detect trace elements of gadolinium in exposed individuals. Click here for the full details.
European Union countries must ensure compliance with the latest Basic Safety Standards Directive by 6 February, so currently there's an urgent need for well-founded radiation risk estimates. A Swedish and U.S. team has scrutinized nuclear medicine procedures, and its analysis is worth a close look. Visit the Molecular Imaging Community, or click here.
Finally, don't miss our latest Case of the Week from Italian authors. It features a 7-year-old girl who is referred to a pediatric orthopedist for pain in her right knee. Test yourself here, and for our extensive archive of cases, click here. Please contact me if you would like to contribute to this ever-popular feature of our site.
