The 2nd NATON Quarterly Meeting 2024 took place virtually on June 19, 2024. The meeting began with a short presentation from the research infrastructure RACOON, the radiology collaboration within the Network of University Medicine, which includes all German university hospitals. The project team led by Prof. Penzkofer and Dr. Bucher provided updates on the establishment of the infrastructure, past achievements, and future plans. They also invited the entire NATON network to the AI Symposium on September 5 and 6 in Frankfurt am Main. Following the presentation, there was an active discussion about potential collaboration opportunities and the applicability of experiences with imaging data in radiology to imaging data in pathology. This was followed by a brief overview of the changes brought by the Health Data Utilization Act (GDNG) to the National Autopsy Register (NAREG). Additionally, the current status of the coordinated ethics procedure was explained. Finally, there was an initial summary of the NATON survey on autopsy practices in Germany, along with preliminary information regarding the new funding phase of the Network of University Medicine (NUM 3.0).
