Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Buzz about AI in the healthcare sphere shows no sign of abating, and although the technology appears to offer important benefits, some are concerned that it will be used unskillfully.
Our top story for the week may provide some reassurance, as it indicates that radiologists' imaging interpretation is still the gold standard when it comes to reading chest x-rays. After you've read our coverage of that research, check out our video interview with the lead author of the study, Louis Plesner, MD, of Herlev and Gentofte Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark. Visit our Digital X-Ray Community for more on the modality, including a study that found that chest x-ray model analysis reveals race and sex bias.
Our second most-read story this week reported on research indicating that most cancers detected on breast screening MRI are invasive. Navigate over to our Women's Imaging Community for more of this kind of content, including a study that addresses the question of just how effective synthetic mammography is when it's used with digital breast tomosynthesis. Also, take a look at our talk with organizers for #WorldDenseBreastDay, which was held on September 27.
How can malpractice risk be mitigated? Our third most popular story this week offers seven ways to ward off imaging liability suits (spoiler alert: close communication between radiologists -- and between radiologists and referring providers -- is key). Check out our Practice Management Community for another story that describes why vascular procedures are the most frequent cause of interventional radiology malpractice suits.
In our Nuclear Medicine Community, we're also highlighting a study published by a group in Australia that describes a pulmonary tumor embolism discovered during a prostate cancer restaging PET/CT scan, as well as another that reports on why Swiss researchers say PET/MRI "hype" is over.
