Dear AuntMinnie Member,
It's that time of the year again -- time for our Road to RSNA preview of RSNA 2017.
As we do every year, our editors have spent the past several weeks poring over the abstracts on the RSNA's website, culling the most intriguing offerings for our modality-by-modality breakdowns. You can use these previews to help decide which posters, scientific sessions, and refresher courses to attend at radiology's premier scientific conference.
We've launched Road to RSNA with two sections: Imaging Informatics and Women's Imaging. Over the next two weeks, you'll find previews of CT, MRI, ultrasound, artificial intelligence, and more. Check your email inbox every morning, or just go to rsna.auntminnie.com.
Ultrasound on the cheap?
Meanwhile, in our Ultrasound Community we're highlighting new stories on technologies that promise to drive the cost of ultrasound technology to new lows.
First is a story on the launch of a new transducer based on semiconductor technology that's designed to be plugged into an iPhone. The company that developed the technology just received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance, and it believes it can sell the probe for as low as $2,000. Click here to learn more.
In addition, researchers from Stanford University and Duke University have developed a $10 microchip that can enable a 2D system to perform 3D scanning. The chip basically functions like a Nintendo Wii video game controller, according to the group. Get the rest of the story by clicking here, or visit the community at ultrasound.auntminnie.com.
MRI of football players
Finally, visit our MRI Community for disturbing new findings from researchers who used functional MRI (fMRI) to track brain changes in athletes who played football. The athletes had no symptoms of cognitive impairment, but fMRI scans still showed evidence of impacts to the head over years of playing. Learn more by clicking here, or go to mri.auntminnie.com
