The rise of AI in radiology—and what the future holds
When it comes to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine, radiology is leading the charge. As of May 13, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved nearly 900 AI- and machine learning (ML)-enabled devices, and the vast majority of them are in radiology. One example…
Researchers develop new early stage breast cancer detection device
Editor's Note Researchers from the University of Waterloo have devised a new, noninvasive method for detecting early stage breast cancer in just 2 minutes using very low electro-magnetic frequencies. The findings were first published in August in the Nature journal Scientific Reports. The research team discovered that very low electro-magnetic…
Link between CT scans and blood cancer risk in young patients
Editor's Note A multinational study has uncovered a clear association between young people’s exposure to radiation via CT scans and increased risk of blood cancer. The findings were published in the journal Nature Medicine on November 9. The study looked at data from radiology records of 276 hospitals in nine…
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