Computer Vision News - June 2022

61 MedTech Spotlight News New non- invasive method of risk assessment in liver disease Journal of Hepatology (via eurekalert.com) tells us that a research team from MedUni Vienna showed that functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can be used as a non-invasive method for predicting complications in chronic liver disease . The scientists combined a simple risk stratification system - the functional liver imaging score (FLIS) - with splenic diameter. This non-invasive combination provided the researchers with complementary data for risk assessment in patients with advanced chronic liver disease and it can be used to complement invasive investigations. Read More Nanoparticles: sometimes the smallest things can have the biggest impact The article we link to is a written by the CEO of Imagion Biosystems , so it’s a bit self-promotional; nonetheless it is extremely interesting. In brief, combining nanotechnology with pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences is enables to re-invent how certain diseases, like cancer, can be diagnosed and treated. Application of nanotechnology in healthcare are getting more and more frequent: 1-100nm nanoparticles can be made from a variety of substances including metals, lipids, and polymers. They are naturally metabolized by the body and the iron is recycled to help form hemoglobin. Read More AI Model can Predict whether Crohn Disease will Recur After Surgery One more proof that Artificial Intelligence is bringing – and will keepbringing– immensebenefits to our health. A Japanese team of researchers uses an AI tool that emulates how humans visualize and is trained to recognize and classify images: their model predicts the postoperative recurrence of Crohn disease with high accuracy by evaluating histological images. This method was already used targeting malignant tumors. This study focused on Crohn disease, in which postoperative recurrence is a clinical problem . You can read in the article in what way this can enable more intensive and successful treatment of high-risk patients . Read More Medical Imaging News has found great new stories, written somewhere else by somebody else. We share them with you, adding a short comment. Enjoy!