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. 

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Mammography-based radiomics helps categorize BI-RADS 4 lesions

BI-RADS 4 lesions are considered among the most difficult and suspicious category of breast lesions.

October 22, 2019

4 ways imaging informatics is central to AI in radiology

“With the ability to understand each of the different domains and translate between the experts in these domains, imaging informaticists are now essential players in the development, evaluation and deployment of AI in the clinical environment.”

October 21, 2019

AI detects changes ‘invisible’ to humans, helps radiologists ID breast cancer

Trained on nearly 1 million screening mammography images, researchers from New York University found their algorithm could push radiologists’ ability to accurately identify breast cancer to nearly 90%.

October 18, 2019

AI can help radiologists ID difficult pneumothorax cases

"The AI we use works almost like magic—and it will help radiologists save lives," said Antonio Sze-To, a postdoctoral fellow who worked on the project.

October 17, 2019

King’s College London, NVIDIA launch federated learning system for neural networks

Santa Clara, California-based NVIDIA and King's College London are teaming up to create a new federated learning system to advance medical imaging research.

October 15, 2019

MRI scans connect head injury microbleeds to poor outcomes

Images of patients with traumatic head injuries revealed that microbleeds appear in the form of small, dark lesions and may predict worse outcomes, according to a new study published in Brain.

October 15, 2019
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CT model offers ventilation insights into ‘relatively unknown’ lung regions

Researchers found measurements performed with their full-scale airway network flow model based on CT imaging data compared similarly to measurements derived from functional lung imaging. In addition to improving COPD analysis, the platform can help shed light on many forms of lung disease.

October 15, 2019

AI performs similarly to PI-RADS

Deep learning offers similar detection of prostate cancer on MRI compared to prostate imaging reporting and data system (PI-RADS) assessments, according to new research out of Germany.

October 14, 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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