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Improving Urologic Cancer Care with Artificial Intelligence Solutions. Funded by the European Union.

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🩻 Happy International Day of Radiology!

Radiology brings together a wide range of imaging techniques that allow clinicians to look inside the body.

In this post, we take a closer look at the main radiology methods, how they work and when they’re used. 👇

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In episode 5 of "COMFORT Explained" we dive into the idea of #ResponsibleAI !

Lili Jiang explaines bias can arise when an AI model is trained on data that does not equally represent all patient groups. Differences in age, gender, or ethnicity have to be considered.

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🎥How will patients benefit from COMFORT in the future?

In episode 4 of the video interview series "Comfort Explained" Iris Verhoeff explaines how AI desicion support systems are already helping patients worldwide and how the #COMFORT model will be used in the future.

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🎥 Episode 3 of “COMFORT Explained”

How can we ensure that the COMFORT AI model, to help detect prostate and kidney cancer, is reliable?

In episode 3 of our interview series Antonis Billis explains how the model will be tested in a prospective study.

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Episode 2 of “COMFORT Explained” is out now! In episode 2, project coordinator Keno Bressem explains what #data is used to train #AI models and how #COMFORT ensures patient privacy, data quality, and representativeness when working with sensitive health information.

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At the occasion of today's #WorldCancerResearchDay we are launching a new video series: "COMFORT Explained"

In the first interview, Alessa Hering, Assistant Professor at Radboud University Medical Center, explains how the #COMFORT AI model is trained to recognise tumours.

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Checking in from Thessaloniki

The #COMFORT Consortium just wrapped up the 2nd progress meeting. At the project’s midpoint, we aligned on key challenges, ran strategic workshops, and strengthened ties with fellow R&I projects.

Big thanks to our partners for the warm welcome! 🇬🇷

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Today is #WorldKidneyDay2025! #COMFORTproject is joining the campaign: Are Your Kidneys Okay? Detect Early, Protect Kidney Health

Today serves as a crucial reminder: Know the risks, take preventive action, and prioritise your kidney health.
Check out the #KidneyCancer Infosheet!

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#COMFORT will join the EU-research projects @project_katy and @MELISSAdiabetes in a roundtable discussion on #AIact implementation in #HealthCare

Register here ➡️ https://t.co/cVg45NgFWu

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📢Register now for the KATY roundtable "AI Act Implementation in the Health Sector: Challenges and Opportunities" on 13 Mar 25 !
👉https://t.co/usTp4hNrQD
Join us and discuss AI governance, compliance, and data protection in healthcare.
#EUResearch #H2020 #AIinHealthcare #AIAct

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The third presentation of the #COMFORTproject at the European Congress of Radiology 2025 organised by the European Society of Radiology was delivered by Andrea Ponsiglione and focussed on AI use in body and prostate imaging.

#AIinHealtcare #AIinRadiology

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Last Friday, @felixbusch presented "Hospital patients' attitudes towards #AI worldwide: Results from the #COMFORT study in 74 hospitals and 43 countries" at the European Congress of Radiology 2025 organised by the @EurRadiology in a session focussing on #ArtificialIntelligence.

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Yesterday, @renatocuocolo presented our #COMFORTproject at the 2025 conference of the
@EurRadiology in Vienna.

The lecture "Clinical AI products in body imaging: an overview" focussed on the results of the patient survey, which you can find here: https://t.co/d7JQzUzSzV

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The #WorldCancerDay 2025 highlights the need for patient-centred care.

We spoke with 3 individuals about their individual journeys & coping strategies.

Read their stories➡️https://t.co/LnZem9Jv77

#AIinHealthcare #CancerCare

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@ampillis will present our #COMFORTproject at the Athens Digital Health Week 2025!

🗓️Wednesday 29.01 14:00-15:30
📍Royal Olympic Hotel, Athens, Greece
🔗https://t.co/Hqdz0GS3jv

#AIinHealthCare #eHealth #cancer #healthcare #futureofmedicine

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#AI can be a great opportunity, especially for innovations in healthcare. We need a global, multi-stakeholder approach to ethically govern it and to exploit its full potential for everyone.

Read the full interview with @vdignum here: https://t.co/Guo2ioWced

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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men in Europe and represents a significant public health challenge, with over 450,000 new cases diagnosed annually in Europe.

Read more about prostate cancer here: https://t.co/S9rziqDkto

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Happy International Day of Radiology!🌐
Radiology has come far since the discovery of X-rays in 1895. Today, MRIs, ultrasound and AI-driven tools aid in diagnosis and treatment. In 2023 alone, the FDA cleared 765+ AI healthcare algorithms in radiology! #IDoR2024 #Radiology #AI

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This year's #NobelPrize awards both in Physics and in Chemistry prove the recognition of #AI's enormous potential. Congratulations to the laureates John J. Hopfield, Geoffrey E. Hinton, David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper!

https://t.co/GTSELtlXcu

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Members of the #COMFORTproject consortium, led by @Fel_Busch, have recently carried out a global survey amongst students on their attitude towards the use of #AI in medical, dental and veterinary education.

Find out more: https://t.co/60mWeY6n8a

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Our large-scale multicenter study of 4596 medical, dental, and veterinary students from 192 faculties in 48 countries provides crucial insights into the global landscape of AI perception and education in healthcare curricula. https://t.co/jaOUpFd1kA #AI #medicaleducation