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The 15th La Fe Open Medical Imaging Conference explores the potential of supercomputing and molecular technology
The Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe has hosted the 15th edition of the Advanced Medical Imaging Open Conference (JAIMA), under the theme "Collaborative Culture and Medical Imaging: How Have We Changed in 15 Years?". The event brought together nearly 500 attendees to review the transformation of this field, from its initial diagnostic role to today's model of precision medical imaging, which is structured and patient-centred.
he institutional opening session featured Pilar Nos, Scientific Director of the Health Research Institute La Fe (IIS La Fe); Luis Martí-Bonmatí, Director of the Medical Imaging Clinical Area and Principal Investigator of the Biomedical Imaging Research Group (GIBI230); and Salomé Matoses, Medical Director of the Hospital.
The presentations highlighted the importance of collaboration among professionals from different disciplines, biomarker research, artificial intelligence and technological innovation in advancing towards earlier diagnoses, less invasive procedures and personalised treatments.
Research and innovation at the service of patients
La Fe's Medical Imaging Clinical Area serves a population of 325,000 and performs an average of 1,300 imaging examinations every day. Its achievements include nuclear medicine techniques based on tracer molecules and personalised dosimetry. Since 2015, the use of radionuclides has increased 1.8-fold, reaching 290 treatments per year, while the number of hepatic radioembolisation procedures has doubled over the past year.
In paediatric radiology, La Fe is moving towards "zero-dose" radiology, reducing the need for anaesthesia and sedation during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and using radiomics to obtain non-invasive "virtual biopsies".
Clinical research also plays a prominent role. Hospital La Fe and IIS La Fe manage more than 400 clinical trials each year, mainly in Oncology, Haematology and Neurology, facilitating patients' early access to the latest-generation medicines.
The hospital is also home to Spain's only Singular Scientific and Technical Infrastructure (ICTS) dedicated to medical imaging located within a hospital: ReDIB. It is equipped with a 3-tesla multinuclear magnetic resonance scanner and a 3-tesla PET/MRI system. These facilities are complemented by the development and validation of new imaging devices and a supercomputing centre (CPD), which processes information using artificial intelligence and predictive biomarkers.
The conference concluded with a tribute to Dr Maximiliano Lloret and Dr Emilio Sifre, leading figures in the early development of radiology at La Fe.
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