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Doctors involved in the study, who presented during the Society of Interventional Radiology's virtual meeting, say the augmented-reality platform can help physicians and patients better understand their treatment.
With further refinement, the researchers say their convolutional neural network-based platform could help lighten sonographers’ ever-increasing workloads.
Clinicians use the device to image blood flow dynamics during retinal exams, helping them spot age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal vein occlusions.
About 80% of physicians requested an extra set of eyes from an outside facility either “always” or “most of the time,” and more than 90% said such consultations improved care.
TeraRecon EnvoyAI and Northstar technologies are renamed with SymphonyAI Group shared branding in the next step toward connecting B2B systems of intelligence for improved care.
One of the radiologist's former patients said she wants her medical records so that another doctor can assess them, but the office is closed and she “can’t get in touch with anyone," according to a published report.
The technique—known as 3D cartilage surface mapping—detects subtle changes in a person’s knee joint that cannot be picked up via conventional x-ray or MRI.
If everyone would have logged in and downloaded their exams over the two-year study period, both users and the institutions could have saved a good chunk of change, according to new research.