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. 

A survey conducted by the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago found more than 75% of parents are generally receptive to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the management of children with respiratory illnesses in the emergency department (ED). However, some demographic subgroups, including non-Hispanic black and younger age parents, had greater reservations about the use of these technologies. 

AI can dramatically reduce mammography reads for radiologists

Machine learning can reduce a radiologists workload by lowering the number of screening mammograms they’re required to read while preserving accuracy, according to results of a feasibility study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

May 31, 2019
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Deep learning with SPECT MPI can help diagnose heart disease

Deep learning designed to read single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) can improve the diagnosis of coronary artery disease—a killer of more than 370,000 people in the U.S. annually.

May 29, 2019

Second research roadmap details priorities for AI in radiology

The report, put out by the Journal of the American College of Radiology, is a companion roadmap to part one which was published April 16 in Radiology.

May 28, 2019
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CVD risk lessens with more years in school

Body mass index, systolic blood pressure and smoking behaviors mediate the effects of education on cardiovascular health, according to a recent study in The BMJ.

May 23, 2019

Neuroimaging connects air pollution to childhood anxiety

A team of researchers used MR spectroscopy to analyze the impact of traffic-related air pollution on childhood neurological development. Their results were published in Environmental Research.

May 22, 2019
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Researchers hope fMRI can eventually help diagnose autism

Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, believe they have taken an important first step in developing a brain-based test to diagnose autism, according to the results of an fMRI-based study published in Biological Psychology.

May 21, 2019
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AI-optimized TI-RADS may reduce unnecessary thyroid biopsies

An AI-optimized American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) improved risk stratification of thyroid nodules and may be easier for readers to use, according to a new study published in Radiology.

May 21, 2019

Google trains AI to predict lung cancer risk from CT scans

The deep learning platform, tested on more than 6,000 cases from the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial and Northwestern University, performed similarly to six radiologists.

May 20, 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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