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Radiologists must have breathed a collective sigh of relief this week when a new Danish study found that human readers outperformed AI on chest x-rays. The research provided further confirmation that people are not going to be replaced by machines any time soon.
Significantly, however, the authors warn that AI systems are developing fast, so watch this space for more study results in this rapidly evolving area.
Our article in late July about the investigation into the work of a senior Vatican radiologist and a colleague proved very popular. The autopsy results were released on Wednesday. Don't miss our follow-up on the case of Andrea Purgatori, which looks set to run for a while yet.
Immunotherapy drugs have contributed to major improvements in patient survival, but they also have new toxicity profiles, making it vital to recognize imaging manifestations of adverse effects. Researchers from Madrid have shared their experiences in a prize-winning piece of work. Find out more in the Molecular Imaging Community.
In other news, authors from Australia have described a rare finding discovered during a prostate cancer restaging PET/CT scan -- a pulmonary tumor embolism. The case underscores the importance of high-quality prostate-specific membrane antigen radiotracers for detecting incidental findings, they stated.
Last but definitely not least, scientists from a leading U.K. facility have used whole-body MRI to investigate the long-term effects of COVID-19 on hospitalized patients. Their results deserve close scrutiny. Go to the MRI Community to get the full details.
