Stanford
Radiology/medical imaging
Medical Image Analysis
Not your average "CAT" scan
Who Am I?
100

He died of typhoid at 15 years of age, and is the namesake of Stanford University. 

Who is Leland Stanford Junior? 

100

He conducted early experiments with X-rays around the same time as Roentgen.

Who is Nikola Tesla?

100

The process of removing unwanted noise and artifacts from medical images to enhance their quality

What is image denoising?

100

This is a cloudy area in the lens of the eye

What is CATaract?

100

Alan Turing proposed me as a test to determine a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior indistinguishable from that of a human. Who am I?

What is Imitation Game

200

The 2022 Nobel Prize winner of Chemistry from Stanford University.

Who is Carolyn Bertozzi?

200

Developed in the 1970s, this medical imaging technique uses magnetic fields and radio waves to generate images of the organs in the body.

What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)?

200

The process of identifying and isolating regions of interest within a medical image for further examination

What is image segmentation?

200

Originating as a mythical practice used in the shipping of cod to keep the fish active, the modern usage of this term is used to signify deception, typically carried out through social media.

What is CATfishing?

200

Inspired by Alan Turing’s early work in AI, a computer scientist, Joseph Weizenbaum developed me, the world’s first "chatbot" in 1966? Who am I?

What is ELIZA

300

John McCarthy, a Stanford professor, coined this term in 1955.

What is Artificial Inteliigence (AI)?

300

This Italian radiologist is often credited with developing the first practical mammography technique in the 1960s.

Who is Raul Leborgne?

300

The process of creating a 3D representation of a patient's anatomy from a series of 2D radiology images

What is volume rendering?

300

Sharing its name with a sporting goods retailer, its winner is traditionally called the "world's greatest athlete"

What is deCAThlon?

300

In 2016, this AI program, developed by DeepMind, defeated the world champion in the board game 'Go,' a feat considered more challenging than chess. Who am I?

What is AlphaGo

400

She was poisoned by strychnine in 1905, but her murder remains unsolved. She now haunts her "way" through Stanford University. 

Who is Jane Stanford? 

400

This water jug, lined with uranium ore, was marketed as a health enhancer during the radium craze, claiming to "radiate" water overnight for better health.

What is the "Revigator"?

400

The process of combining information from multiple medical image modalities to provide a more comprehensive view of a patient's condition

what is multimodal image fusion?

400

Sharing its name with an airline that is currently in operation, this was a historical name for China that was used in Europe.

What is CAThay?

400

Being a remarkable creation by IBM, I emerged as the victorious champion against two human contestants on the U.S. quiz show 'Jeopardy!' in 2011. Who am I?

What is Watson

500

The blocks used to store the original Google hard drive because they had better ventilation.

What are LEGOs? 

500

The time you'd spend absorbing natural Earth radiation to match the dose from this common medical imaging procedure.

What is 10 days for a chest X-ray?


500

The process of aligning radiology and pathology images to detect a tumor or monitor tumor progression

What is radiology-pathology image registration?

500

This state/province is home to the crater created by the Chicxulub impactor, which was responsible for the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs.

What is YuCATan?

500

Developed in the early 1970s at Stanford University, I was one of the most significant early uses of AI in medicine. I diagnosed bacterial infection and recommended treatment. Who am I?

What is MYCIN