Radiology and Imaging
This week, PLOS Medicine launches our Special Issue on Machine Learning in Health and Biomedicine.

Neural network trained to interpret chest x-rays

Researchers in the United States trained a convolutional neural network (CNN) – a deep learning technique – to detect signs of pneumonia... Read more

Is walk-in CT better than an appointment system?

Long access time to computed tomography (CT) facilities is a problem in many hospitals. Walk-in is an intervention that eliminates access times,... Read more

Radiologists as changemakers

The term “social entrepreneur” was coined by Bill Drayton, who also founded Ashoka, an organisation that supports social entrepreneurs in... Read more

Prof Liu Xiaogang (right) and Dr Chen Qiushui (left) developed perovskite nanocrystals which, when used as a scintillator material in X-ray imaging, reduce the required radiation dose to deliver higher resolution imaging.

NUS invention may lead to safer, cheaper x-ray imaging

Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed novel lead halide perovskite nanocrystals that are highly sensitive... Read more

Radiologists' role in developing AI tools for clinical use

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to improve patient care. Radiology professionals can play an important role in promoting... Read more

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Radiologist Dr Georgia Spear of NorthShore Medical Group The Hologic’s SuperSonic™ MACH™ 40 Ultrasound System brings radiologists a new generation of ultrasound technology.   At times, mammographic findings turn out very subtle. Ultrasounds enhance the detection of these findings, thus improving the accuracy of diagnosis.   This new... Read more

Dr Amy Patel, Breast Radiologist and Medical Director, Breast Care Center, Liberty Hospital  The Hologic SuperSonic™ MACH™ 40 Ultrasound System improves diagnostic confidence because of lesion conspicuity and a wide expanse of shades of grey that is not found in other ultrasound units. It is very important to accurately know what one sees on... Read more

Dr. med. Bettina Wolfgarten, Specialist in radiology, Wolfgarten Radiology, Bonn Germany   Views and opinions expressed here in by third parties alone and do not necessarily reflect those of Hologic.   A biopsy with the Brevera is like the lights suddenly going on when you're driving in a tunnel. It makes a huge difference to actually... Read more

White Papers and Case Studies

Computer-Aided Diagnosis for Breast Ultrasound

2016 23 Jul

Samsung Applies Deep Learning from Big Data in World-First The Samsung RS80A with Prestige premium ultrasound device now includes S-Detect™, which applies deep learning to breast lesion analysis using ultrasound. Background   Breast ultrasound can be hard to read and interpret and the reader may experience fatigue and attention lapses.... Read more

Expert Insights: A Closer Look at HiFR-CEUS in Liver Diagnosis

2023 01 Jun

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)  is already recognized as having a high diagnostic value in the examination of the liver. Recent technological advances promise to further improve the image quality of CEUS, with the potential to provide performance characteristics equivalent to other imaging modalities such as CT or MRI. Such an advance is the... Read more

Hybrid Learning

2022 26 May

The next step in transforming medical education What drives the change in education? The COVID-19 pandemic has driven digitalization in every aspect of our lives. In our professional lives, we all got used to working and collaborating remotely – and by now, everyone has become an expert in video conferencing. In the entire educational sector,... Read more

From Our Journals

 Bari Berger

Competency: Is It the Wonder ‘Drug’?

In the world of modern healthcare, especially since the start of the...

Prof Jean-Louis Vincent

12 Things to Do to Improve Wellbeing in the ICU

An overview of strategies and measures that can be implemented to improve...

Prof Stephan Mayer

Point-of-Care EEG in the ICU: Towards a New Standard of Seizure Care

Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) is often invisible or impossible...

 Rebecca Stepan

Redesigning Cardiovascular Service Line

THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURE When Minnesota Heart merged with University...

 Daniela Pedrini

Public Procurement of Innovation - Guiding Healthcare Managers in Difficult Times

The European Union has proposed innovation in the procurement of the...

Dr. Gennaro Martucci

Vitamin D deficiency in ICU patients

A review on the role of vitamin D in a well-defined setting of critically...

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