Dear AuntMinnie Member,
In a disturbing new study, a group from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, has found residual gadolinium in the brains of children who received MRI contrast.
In a research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics, the researchers described how they analyzed postmortem brain tissue from three patients who had received a commercially available gadolinium contrast agent. They detected trace levels of gadolinium in all three -- levels that were not found in a control group of children who had not received gadolinium contrast.
Because pediatric brains are more susceptible to heavy metal exposure, the researchers believe the findings indicate that gadolinium contrast should be used judiciously in children. Read more by clicking here, or visit our MRI Community at mri.auntminnie.com.
Siegel and Erickson on AI in radiology
Two of the most influential thought leaders in imaging informatics are Dr. Eliot Siegel and Dr. Bradley Erickson, PhD. They can always be counted on for thoughtful, cogent analysis of trends in the radiology community, so we're pleased to feature a new article in our Artificial Intelligence Community with their thoughts on this emerging new technology.
Both spoke as part of a recent webinar at the U.S. National Cancer Institute on how artificial intelligence (AI) will affect radiology in the years to come, particularly whether AI will lead to the replacement of radiologists for interpreting medical images. Fortunately, neither believes this doomsday scenario will come to pass, but they do have subtle differences of opinion on AI's effect on the specialty.
Read more by clicking here, or visit the community by going to ai.auntminnie.com.
Who should read ED ultrasound?
Finally, visit our Ultrasound Community for a new article on which specialists should read ultrasound scans in the emergency department (ED): radiologists or emergency physicians. The article is available by clicking here, or visit the community at ultrasound.auntminnie.com.
