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https://doi.org/10.59275/j.melba.2025-4968

Special issue on Fairness of AI in Medical Imaging (FAIMI)

Guest editors,
  • Veronika Cheplygina, IT University Copenhagen;
  • Aasa Feragen, DTU Compute, Technical University of Denmark;
  • Andrew King, King’s College London;
  • Ben Glocker, Imperial College London;
  • Enzo Ferrante, CONICET, Universidad Nacional del Litoral;
  • Eike Petersen, Fraunhofer Mevis;
  • Esther Puyol-Antón, HeartFlow, King’s College London;
  • Melanie Ganz-Benjaminsen, University of Copenhagen, Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet.

6 papers


Exploring Fairness and Performance Drivers Across State-of-the-Art Pulmonary Nodule Detection Algorithms cover file

Exploring Fairness and Performance Drivers Across State-of-the-Art Pulmonary Nodule Detection Algorithms

2025/12/21
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John McCabeSatsuma Lab, Hawkes Institute, University College London, United Kingdom et al.

John McCabeSatsuma Lab, Hawkes Institute, University College London, United Kingdom, Daryl O. ChengSatsuma Lab, Hawkes Institute, University College London, United Kingdom, Andrew CrossinghamUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, Junaid ChoudharyUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, Samantha L QuaifeCentre for Cancer Screening, Prevention, Detection and Early Diagnosis, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, Tanya PatrickLungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, United Kingdom, Monica MullinLungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, United Kingdom
Department of Respirology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, Amyn BhamaniLungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, United Kingdom, Esther Arthur-DarkwaCRUK & UCL Cancer Trials Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom, Aoife WalkerCRUK & UCL Cancer Trials Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom, Arjun NairUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, Alan HackshawCRUK & UCL Cancer Trials Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom, SUMMIT consortium , Sam M. JanesLungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, United Kingdom, Joseph JacobSatsuma Lab, Hawkes Institute, University College London, United Kingdom, Carole H. SudreUnit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL, Department of Population Science and Experimental Medicine, University College London, United Kingdom
Hawkes Institute, University College London, United Kingdom

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Fairness Evaluation of Risk Estimation Models for Lung Cancer Screening cover file

Fairness Evaluation of Risk Estimation Models for Lung Cancer Screening

2025/12/21
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Shaurya GaurDiagnostic Image Analysis Group, Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Department of Artificial Intelligence, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Michel VitaleDiagnostic Image Analysis Group, Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Ethics of Healthcare Group, Department IQ Health, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Alessa HeringDiagnostic Image Analysis Group, Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Johan KwisthoutDepartment of Artificial Intelligence, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Colin JacobsDiagnostic Image Analysis Group, Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Lena PhilippDiagnostic Image Analysis Group, Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Fennie van der GraafDiagnostic Image Analysis Group, Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

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Preventing Shortcut Learning in Medical Image Analysis through Intermediate Layer Knowledge Distillation from Specialist Teachers cover file

Preventing Shortcut Learning in Medical Image Analysis through Intermediate Layer Knowledge Distillation from Specialist Teachers

2025/11/20
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Christopher BolandCanon Medical Research Europe Ltd.
School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Sotirios A. TsaftarisSchool of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Sonia DahdouhCanon Medical Research Europe Ltd.

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On the Role of Calibration in Benchmarking Algorithmic Fairness for Skin Cancer Detection cover file

On the Role of Calibration in Benchmarking Algorithmic Fairness for Skin Cancer Detection

2025/10/29
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Brandon DominiqueNortheastern University, Boston, MA, USA 02115, Prudence LamNortheastern University, Boston, MA, USA 02115, Nicholas KurtanskyMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA 10065, Jochen WeberMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA 10065, Kivanc KoseMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA 10065, Veronica RotembergMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA 10065, Jennifer DyNortheastern University, Boston, MA, USA 02115

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Investigating sex bias in ECG classification for Atrial Fibrillation, Sinus Rhythm and Myocardial Infarction cover file

Investigating sex bias in ECG classification for Atrial Fibrillation, Sinus Rhythm and Myocardial Infarction

2025/09/05
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Maria GalantyInformatics Institute, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Björn van der SterDepartment of Anesthesiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Alexander P. VlaarDepartment of Intensive Care, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Clara I. SánchezInformatics Institute, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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SWiFT: Soft-Mask Weight Fine-tuning for Bias Mitigation cover file

SWiFT: Soft-Mask Weight Fine-tuning for Bias Mitigation

2025/08/21
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Junyu YanSchool of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, EH9 3FB Edinburgh, UK, Feng ChenSchool of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, EH9 3FB Edinburgh, UK, Yuyang XueSchool of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, EH9 3FB Edinburgh, UK, Yuning DuSchool of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, EH9 3FB Edinburgh, UK, Konstantinos VilourasSchool of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, EH9 3FB Edinburgh, UK, Sotirios A. TsaftarisSchool of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, EH9 3FB Edinburgh, UK, Steven McDonaghSchool of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, EH9 3FB Edinburgh, UK

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