Dear AuntMinnie Member,
The 2017 edition of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting started today, and it's already evident that artificial intelligence (AI) is a major focal point of the show.
Dr. Keith Dreyer, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital delivered the keynote address this morning, speaking to the fears of almost every radiologist regarding AI: whether computers will start replacing physicians for interpreting medical images. Dr. Dreyer believes there are a number of reasons why this won't happen. Find out what they are by clicking here for an article by Senior Editor Erik L. Ridley, who was on hand to cover the talk.
In another news story from SIIM 2017, software developer TeraRecon has launched a new cloud-based platform that it hopes will do for artificial intelligence what Amazon.com has done for online shopping. Learn more by clicking here.
Check back on our site for more coverage of SIIM 2017, and for up-to-the-minute updates, check our Twitter feed, @AuntMinnie.
MRI of storytime
Parents of young children are always being told they should read to their kids, but a new study published in PLOS One offers evidence for why it's a good idea. Researchers from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center performed functional MRI scans of kids when their mothers read to them, and they found that particular areas of the brain lit up during storytime. Read more about this intriguing study by clicking here.
While you're in our MRI Community, check out this article on whether MRI scans performed on individuals presenting to the emergency department with symptoms related to multiple sclerosis can reduce the length of hospital stays.
