Insights into artificial intelligence and our intelligence-on the frontier of lung cancer screening.

This paper explores the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in lung cancer screening programs, particularly in the interpretation of computed tomography (CT) scans. The authors acknowledge the benefits of AI, including faster and potentially more accurate analysis of scans, but also raise concerns about clinician trust, transparency, and the deskilling of radiologists due to decreased scan exposure. The rise of AI in medicine and the introduction of national lung cancer screening programs are both increasing contemporarily and naturally the overlap and interplay between the two in the future is ensured.

Atrial Fibrillation Surgery in Australia: Are We Doing Enough?

Aim: This study aimed to examine contemporary burden and treatment trends of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients undergoing cardiac surgery in Australia and New Zealand. This allows comparison of contemporary practice with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons guideline recommendations for the surgical treatment of AF in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Method: A 10-year retrospective review of the Australian & New Zealand Society of Cardiac & Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Surgery Database was performed, examining all adult cardiac surgery patients from 2011 to 2021.

A peculiar presentation of tamponade: pericardial mesothelioma.

Pericardial mesothelioma (PM) is rare with only 200 cases recorded, and a post-mortem prevalence of <0.0022%. It is the third most common cardiac/pericardial tumour, behind angiosarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma.

Effects of trientine and penicillamine on intestinal copper uptake: A mechanistic 64 Cu PET/CT study in healthy humans.

Background And Aims: Trientine (TRI) and D-penicillamine (PEN) are used to treat copper overload in Wilson disease. Their main mode of action is thought to be through the facilitation of urinary copper excretion. In a recent study, TRI was noninferior to PEN despite lower 24-hour urinary copper excretion than PEN.