【2025 Cross-border High-Quality Medical Service Platform (CHaMP) Service & Technical Exchange Workshop】【Tainan National Cheng Kung University Hospital】【Academic Exchange】2025-10-15

Author: Bo Wang Physician

Thank you to Dr. Hui-Chen Su of the International Medical Center for the invitation and arrangements, which allowed me, as the Director of the Interventional Medicine Center, to participate in the Cross-Border High-Quality Medical Platform (CHaMP) Service & Technical Exchange Workshop, jointly organized by the University Alliance in Talent Education Development (UAiTED) and the Sayling Wen Cultural & Educational Foundation, from October 13th to 15th in Taiwan.

During this event, on behalf of National Cheng Kung University Hospital, I introduced one of our center's signature technologies to distinguished guests from medical institutions in Singapore and Malaysia: Transarterial Microembolization (TAME) (Transarterial Microembolization, TAME), and briefly outlined the clinical and research developments of the National Cheng Kung University Hospital Interventional Medicine Center.

Also presenting at the event were experts from multiple National Cheng Kung University Hospital centers, including Dr. Wang Chunmin from the Stroke Center, Director Tsai Jui-hung from the Hospice-Shared Care Center, Director Hsu Chao-kai from the Genetic Center, Director Tsai Yi-shan from the Clinical Innovation Center, and Deputy Director Tsai Shu-wei from the Chewing and Swallowing Center.

Among them, Director Tsai Yi-shan, also a radiologist, shared an AI-powered image interpretation software that analyzes the composition of muscle and fat in the body. This system quantifies the proportion of visceral fat and the degree of muscle fat infiltration and has been applied to multiple clinical studies to explore the correlation between different diseases and myosteatosis. The results have not only been published but have also received several awards.

Radiology is a core specialty recognized by the Ministry of Education, primarily divided into two major areas: Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Radiology. With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, the AI ​​+ IR model, combining image interpretation with precision treatment, is poised to become a significant future trend in radiology.