Dear AuntMinnie Member,
What were the top trends from RSNA 2017? It's no surprise that artificial intelligence (AI) scored at the top of our annual list of hot topics from radiology's annual conference in Chicago.
Discussion of AI dominated the scientific sessions and technical exhibit halls at McCormick Place. Interest was so high that late arrivals at some AI presentations were even turned away at the door -- an almost unheard-of occurrence at RSNA meetings.
Will AI ultimately live up to the hype? No one knows for sure, but you can find out about some of the research on AI that made the headlines -- as well as the other four trends that round out our top five -- by clicking here.
Multicolor 3D printing
Interest in 3D printing continued to build at RSNA 2017, and radiologists are pursuing techniques for making it cheaper and more sophisticated. In our Advanced Visualization Community, we bring you an article on research by a group that has developed a method for creating multicolored 3D models.
Multicolored models can help physicians delineate organs, vessels, and bones, but 3D printers that support multiple colors are much more expensive than stereolithography (STL) printers that output in a single color. Instead, the researchers developed a method they call "print and fill" for outputting clear models that can then be filled with color to delineate specific areas of interest.
Learn more about how it's done by clicking here, or visit the community at av.auntminnie.com.
MRI with lower GBCA dose
Finally, visit our MRI Community for a new article on how researchers discovered that a lower dose of a gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) actually was better than a standard dose in helping radiologists visualize prostate cancer. The research could factor into the ongoing debate over residual gadolinium deposition from MRI contrast. Get the rest of the story by clicking here, or visit the community at mri.auntminnie.com.
