Radiology (all articles)
Hysterosalpingography in The Assessment of Congenital Cervical Anomalies
18 Jul, 2017 | 22:46h | UTCReview: Hysterosalpingography in The Assessment of Congenital Cervical Anomalies – International Journal of Fertility & Sterility (free)
Deep Learning in Medical Imaging: General Overview
16 Jul, 2017 | 23:41h | UTCReview: Deep Learning in Medical Imaging: General Overview – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)
Dual-Energy CT: New Horizon in Medical Imaging
16 Jul, 2017 | 23:39h | UTCReview: Dual-Energy CT: New Horizon in Medical Imaging – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)
Multiparametric MRI in the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer
16 Jul, 2017 | 23:40h | UTCReview: Multiparametric MRI in the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)
Detecting human coronary inflammation by imaging perivascular fat
13 Jul, 2017 | 20:47h | UTCDetecting human coronary inflammation by imaging perivascular fat – Science Translational Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Scan finds heart’s ticking time bombs – BBC News (free) AND New way of reading scans can predict heart attack risk, research finds – The Guardian (free)
Guidelines for the use of imaging in the management of myeloma
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:00h | UTCGuidelines for the use of imaging in the management of myeloma – British Journal of Haematology (free)
Imaging and Management of Incidental Renal Lesions
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:44h | UTCReview: Imaging and Management of Incidental Renal Lesions – BioMed Research International (free)
Basic radiological assessment of synovial diseases
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:30h | UTCReview: Basic radiological assessment of synovial diseases: a pictorial essay – European Journal of Rheumatology (free)
Functional neuroimaging and chorea
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:18h | UTCReview: Functional neuroimaging and chorea: a systematic review – Journal of Clinical Movement Disorders (free)
The Future of Radiology and Artificial Intelligence
4 Jul, 2017 | 21:16h | UTCViewpoint: The Future of Radiology and Artificial Intelligence – The Medical Futurist (free)
“Radiologists who use AI will replace those who don’t”.
Toxins in Brain! Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging of Toxic Leukoencephalopathy
3 Jul, 2017 | 17:34h | UTC
Opinion: The practice of radiology needs to change
21 Jun, 2017 | 19:04h | UTCGiles Maskell: The practice of radiology needs to change – The BMJ Opinion (free)
“The practice of radiology is unsafe and needs to change says, Giles Maskell” (RT see Tweet)
ACR Thyroid Imaging and Reporting
20 Jun, 2017 | 12:09h | UTCACR Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS): White Paper of the ACR TI-RADS Committee – Journal of the American College of Radiology (free, and legal, PDF via Unpawall)
Commentary: New ultrasound scoring system for thyroid nodules to reduce unnecessary biopsies – University of Alabama at Birmingham, via EurekAlert (free)
The End of Human Doctors – The Bleeding Edge of Medical AI Research
14 Jun, 2017 | 00:42h | UTCThe End of Human Doctors – The Bleeding Edge of Medical AI Research (Part 1) – By Luke Oakden-Rayner (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
Original article: Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Algorithm for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Retinal Fundus Photographs – JAMA (free)
See more on the impact of artificial intelligence in healthcare in our April 28th issue, see #1, and in our April 10th issue, see #8
The End of Human Doctors – The Bleeding Edge of Medical AI Research (Part 2) – By Luke Oakden-Rayner (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
Original article: Dermatologist-level classification of skin cancer with deep neural networks – Nature (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See more on the impact of artificial intelligence in healthcare in our April 28th issue, see #1, and in our April 10th issue, see #8
Screening for Thyroid Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement
10 May, 2017 | 18:29h | UTCScreening for Thyroid Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA (free)
Editorial 1: The USPSTF Recommendation on Thyroid Cancer Screening: Don’t “Check Your Neck” (free)
Editorial 2: Cancer Screening, Overdiagnosis, and Regulatory Capture (free)
Editorial 3: How to Look for Thyroid Cancer (free)
Commentaries: No Symptoms, No Thyroid Screening, Says USPSTF – Medscape (free registration required) AND Don’t Screen For Thyroid Cancer, Task Force Says – NPR Health News (free) AND USPSTF Says No to Thyroid Cancer Screening – MedPage Today (free registration required)
The USPSTF recommended against screening for thyroid cancer in asymptomatic adults with “grade D” recommendation (Grade D = “The USPSTF recommends against the service. There is moderate or high certainty that the service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh the benefits”).
Guidelines for Management of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules Detected on CT Images
6 May, 2017 | 20:34h | UTCSource: Management of Pulmonary Nodules Found Incidentally on Computed Tomography Scans – Journal Watch (free)
Incidental pulmonary nodules discovered outside the context of screening or cancer follow-up are increasingly common in clinical practice. The purpose of these updated recommendations is to reduce the number of unnecessary follow-up examinations while providing practical guidance on follow-up intervals for selected larger nodules.
Echocardiography and lung ultrasonography for the assessment and management of acute heart failure
2 May, 2017 | 17:18h | UTCExpert consensus document: Echocardiography and lung ultrasonography for the assessment and management of acute heart failure – Nature Reviews Cardiology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
The efficacy of bedside chest ultrasound
24 Apr, 2017 | 15:23h | UTCReview: The efficacy of bedside chest ultrasound: from accuracy to outcomes – European Respiratory Review (free)
Here’s why one tech investor thinks some doctors will be ‘obsolete’ in five years
10 Apr, 2017 | 15:56h | UTCHere’s why one tech investor thinks some doctors will be ‘obsolete’ in five years – CNBC (free) (RT @CMichaelGibson)
According to this point of view, radiologists will be the first ones that are affected by Artificial Intelligence. As we can see below, other specialists that work by interpreting medical images may follow, like dermatologists, ophthalmologists and pathologists.
See also: If You Look at X-Rays or Moles for a Living, AI Is Coming for Your Job – Wired (free) AND Adapting to Artificial Intelligence: Radiologists and Pathologists as Information Specialists – JAMA Viewpoint (free – and legal – PDF found with Unpaywall) AND Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Algorithm for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Retinal Fundus Photographs – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ required for full-text) AND Predicting non-small cell lung cancer prognosis by fully automated microscopic pathology image features – Nature(free) see commentary in Computers trounce pathologists in predicting lung cancer type, severity, researchers find – Science News (free)
Management of cystic renal lesions
5 Apr, 2017 | 21:51h | UTCCUA guideline on the management of cystic renal lesions – Canadian Urological Association Journal (free)
American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria Adds Topics
4 Apr, 2017 | 21:19h | UTCACR Appropriateness Criteria Adds Topics, Covers More Clinical Variants Than Ever Before (free)
Browse Appropriateness Criteria Topics (free)
Source: Newswise
This comprehensive guide from American College of Radiology (ACR) covers 230 topics with more than 1,100 clinical indications and has just been updated. It is a very useful resource for doctors in all specialties to guide which exam is most appropriate in each clinical situation.
Diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
28 Mar, 2017 | 16:41h | UTCReview: Diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension – European Respiratory Review (free)