Static Future Technologies, Dynamic Professionalism — Co-creating Future Scenarios in Medical Imaging Practices

Susan van Hees; Jordi P. D. Kleinloog; Alessandro Sbrizzi; Wouter P. C. Boon

doi:10.1007/s42438-023-00444-2

Static Future Technologies, Dynamic Professionalism — Co-creating Future Scenarios in Medical Imaging Practices

Susan van Hees^*, Jordi P. D. Kleinloog, Alessandro Sbrizzi, Wouter P. C. Boon

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

New magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques that offer faster scanning and potential artificial intelligence-assisted interpretation and diagnosis can significantly impact existing workflows in radiology. In a qualitative study embedded within a responsible research and innovation design, we investigate the development and potential implementation of quantitative MRI. We aim to investigate postdigital MRI futures, covered by scenarios of potential workflows, as well as the resulting implications for professions and related education involved in the MRI process. Furthermore, we examine the related and changing responsibilities, more specifically reflecting on ‘forward-looking responsibilities’. Through expert interviews (n = 20) and a focus group, stakeholder perspectives on the future of quantitative imaging techniques were explored. During a subsequent co-creation workshop and another focus group, stakeholders reflected on future scenarios in quantitative MRI. Our study shows that a proactive and future-oriented investigation of the influence of emerging technologies on potential workflows and subsequent changes in expertise and roles help in gaining or increasing awareness about the wider impact of a technology developed to contribute to faster and quantitative MRI exams. We argue that anticipating postdigital worlds by reflecting on future responsibilities through the co-creation of imaginaries can help making uncertain futures tangible in other ways.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	135-153
Number of pages	19
Journal	Postdigital Science and Education
Volume	6
Issue number	1
Early online date	Dec 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-023-00444-2
Publication status	Published - Mar 2024

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
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Funding

This publication is part of the project ‘Responsible implementation of quantitative MRI’ [with project number 18749 of the research programme HTSM MVI top-up which is financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO)]. An interdisciplinary team consisting of natural science scholars (i.e., computational medical imaging discipline) (JK and AS) and from the social sciences (SH and WB) jointly investigate responsible innovation and implementation of fast quantitative MRI, developed by the computational imaging team of the university hospital, asking for a reflexive and constructive approach of all involved (cf. in participatory action research). Without the collaboration of developers, stakeholders, and the support of many people surrounding us interested in this project, this study and its findings would not have been possible. Thank you to all participants in interviews, focus groups, and/or the co-creation workshop for giving us insight into your considerations and perspectives and helping us better understand the responsible innovation of quantitative MRI. Many thanks to the reviewers of the special issue for providing us with their constructive feedback.

Funders	Funder number
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

Keywords

forward-looking responsibilities
imaginaries
postdigital professionalism
quantitative medical imaging
responsible innovation
workflows

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