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. 

Brain scans may help predict suicide risk

Differences in brain circuitry may indicate an individual’s risk for suicide, according to a recent fMRI-based study published in Psychological Medicine.

October 14, 2019

UCSF pilots new center to accelerate AI in radiology

“The Center for Intelligent Imaging will serve as a hub for the multidisciplinary development of AI in imaging to meet unmet clinical needs and provide a platform to measure impact and outcomes of this technology,” said Christopher Hess, MD, PhD, chair of the UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging.

October 11, 2019

Brain imaging debunks traditional theory about dyslexia

New research utilizing functional MRI (fMRI) has cast doubts on a commonly believed theory about dyslexia, potentially paving the way for new approaches to the learning disorder.

October 10, 2019

4D MRI virtual catheter automatically evaluates aortic flow

A newly created four-dimensional virtual catheter technique allows for reproducible, automated estimation of blood flow in patients with congenital bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), reported authors of an Oct. 8 study published in Radiology.

October 9, 2019
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MRI scans show drops in income may reduce brain volume

"Income volatility is at a record level since the early 1980s and there is growing evidence that it may have pervasive effects on health," said Adina Zeki Al Hazzouri, PhD, assistant professor of epidemiology at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health.

October 8, 2019

Deep learning improves pneumothorax screening on chest CT

Xiang Li, PhD, with Massachusetts General Hospital’s Department of Radiology, and colleagues showed their platform could identify pneumothorax when tested on scans with and without the condition, doing so in less than three minutes per scan.

October 4, 2019

AI takes 10 seconds to diagnose pneumonia on chest x-rays

A new AI platform takes a mere 10 seconds to identify key findings on a patient’s chest x-ray, compared to the 20 minutes typically required.

October 2, 2019
As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption expands in radiology, there is growing concern that AI algorithms needs to undergo quality assurance (QA) reviews. How to validate radiology AI? How can you validate medical imaging AI?

Q&A: J. Raymond Geis on ethical AI in radiology

J. Raymond Geis, MD, senior scientist at the ACR Data Science Institute, spoke with HealthImaging about the recently published multisociety statement on ethical AI in radiology.

October 1, 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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