Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a crucial component of healthcare to help augment physicians and make them more efficient. In medical imaging, it is helping radiologists more efficiently manage PACS worklists, enable structured reporting, auto detect injuries and diseases, and to pull in relevant prior exams and patient data. In cardiology, AI is helping automate tasks and measurements on imaging and in reporting systems, guides novice echo users to improve imaging and accuracy, and can risk stratify patients. AI includes deep learning algorithms, machine learning, computer-aided detection (CAD) systems, and convolutional neural networks. 

MRI scans help researchers predict 10-year breast cancer recurrence

Radiomic analysis can extract mounds of information from MRIs and help researchers determine if a patient’s cancer is likely to return 10 years after treatment.  

December 19, 2019

AI approach may lead to ‘on the fly’ risk scoring for heart attacks

Machine learning is more accurate at predicting the long-term risk of potentially life-threatening cardiac events compared to standard clinical assessments, and eventually may revolutionize cardiovascular care.

December 19, 2019

AI reads mammograms to better predict breast cancer risk

The deep learning-based model yielded a lower false-negative rate for more aggressive cancers compared to traditional approaches.

December 18, 2019

Machine learning’s success may depend on addressing 'gray areas' of cancer diagnosis

AI holds tremendous promise for making radiologists more efficient, but when it comes to cancer care, a few experts believe the coming tech revolution may encounter a few problems.

December 16, 2019

AI, brain MRI combine to improve detection of ADHD

More than 6.1 million children were diagnosed with ADHD in 2016. Despite these numbers, there is no single test or imaging exam that can confidently diagnose a patient.

December 11, 2019

AI reads digital pathology slides to help improve cancer outcomes

The tool, detailed in an EBioMedicine study published last month, can sift through the multitudes of cells in a tissue sample and identify tumors’ growth patterns, along with other highly useful information for predicting health outcomes.

December 10, 2019

FDA announces public workshop on AI in radiology

The public workshop will take place this upcoming February and will discuss computer-aided detection and diagnosis software, computer-aided triage systems and image quality enhancement algorithms, among other topics.

December 10, 2019

AI predicts patients' future healthcare costs from chest x-rays

The technique combines AI with patient-specific health and cost information for a rough estimate on an individual's five-year healthcare expenditures.

December 2, 2019

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Automated AI-generated measurements combined with annotated CT images can improve treatment planning and help referring physicians and patients better understand their disease, explained Sarah Jane Rinehart, MD, director of cardiac imaging with Charleston Area Medical Center.

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans. 

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

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