Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Are you a radiologist who is experiencing musculoskeletal pain? If so, you're not alone, and it could be your reading room that's causing your pain.
That's according to a new study we're highlighting in our Imaging Leaders Community. Researchers analyzed the results of a survey sent to the leaders of radiology practices in the U.S. that asked them how many of their radiologists had complained of musculoskeletal injuries such as neck and back pain or repetitive stress injuries.
They found that reports of musculoskeletal pain were disturbingly common. And they believe the trend is due to the shift of radiology from analog film to PACS reading rooms, where nonergonomic workstations can contribute to workplace injuries. Learn more by clicking here, or visit the community at leaders.auntminnie.com.
AI on the march
Meanwhile, visit our Artificial Intelligence Community for the latest research on new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that was presented at the recent American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) meeting in San Francisco.
First, researchers from Stanford and Harvard universities discussed their development of an AI algorithm that combined AI and radiomics to predict the subtypes of medulloblastoma based on image textures extracted from MRI scan data. Find out how it's done by clicking here.
In another talk from the AMIA Informatics Summit, researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health developed an open-source algorithm designed to identify negative and uncertain findings in radiology reports. They believe the tool could ultimately help radiologists separate the wheat from the chaff when figuring out which studies to focus on. That story is available by clicking here.
More news from SIR
Finally, the annual meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) is wrapping up today. Be sure to check out our roundup of some of the major presentations that made headlines in Los Angeles this week.
