medical

  • Making the medical imaging pipeline smarter

    Articles, Artificial Intelligence
    An interview with Prof. Dr Daniel Rückert, Alexander von Humboldt Professor for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare at the Technical University of Munich (Germany). In 2020, he received a EUR 2.5 million European Research Council (ERC) grant for the five-year project ‘Deep Learning for...
  • EU project : INCISIVE

    EU projects
    A Multimodal AI-based Toolbox and an Interoperable Health Imaging Repository for the Empowerment of Imaging Analysis related to the Diagnosis, Prediction and Follow-up of Cancer   INCISIVE is a 42-month project that aims at exploring the potential of novel AI tools for enhancing current imaging solutions...
  • EU project : EuCanImage

    EU projects
    Novel pan-European imaging platform for artificial intelligence advances in oncology   The goal of the EU-funded EuCanImage project is to build a secure, large-scale European cancer imaging platform with capabilities that will advance the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in oncology. The platform...
  • EU project : ProCAncer-I

    EU projects
    AI models of prostate cancer diagnosis   In Europe, prostate cancer (PC) is the second most frequent type of cancer in men and the third most lethal. Current clinical practices lead to overdiagnosis and overtreatment, necessitating more effective tools for discriminating between aggressive and non-aggressive...
  • A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Prof. Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou about false medical news

    Interviews
    Interview with Prof. Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou, UZH, Fellow and Leader, Visiting Assistant Professor, Media Lab/Social Machines, Assistant Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.     Why is spreading false medical/health news dangerous in your opinion?   Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou: Probably the most...
  • Fake news in science : how false medical news on social media miseducates our society

    Articles, Disinformation, Health

    Social media platforms have taken a leading role in our everyday lives and have changed the way we obtain health information online. The most recent topic fuelling disinformation is the novel Coronavirus. However, it is not the only one.

  • A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Dr. Skyler Johnson about false medical news

    Interviews
    Interview with Dr. Skyler Johnson, Radiation oncologist, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, University of Utah.     In your opinion, why is it dangerous to spread false medical news on cancer?   Skyler Johnson: Cancer patients often find themselves in a vulnerable, life-threatening situation. Fake...
  • A scientist’s opinion : Interview with Dr. James B Yu about false medical news

    Interviews
    Interview with Dr. James B Yu, Professor of Therapeutic Radiology; Medical Director, Smilow Radiation Oncology, Therapeutic Radiology; Director, Prostate and Genitourinary Cancer Radiotherapy Program, Yale School of Medicine.     In your opinion, why is it dangerous to spread false medical news on cancer?...