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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Healthcare AI today: major breast screening AI trial, AI’s appetite for data, AI prior auth: wise and WISeR, more

CMS is prepping to pilot AI for prior authorization of Medicare claims in six states. Critics say the Trump Administration is acting hypocritically.

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Experts call for greater scrutiny around conflicts of interest between radiologists, AI developers

"Manufacturers of radiology devices may be less likely to disclose payments because many fall outside current reporting requirements," researchers write in JAMA. 

American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) President-elect Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, MHS, FASNC, medical director of nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and the stress laboratory at UVA Health in Charlottesville, and a professor of medicine and radiology at the University of Virginia, explains key trends and his plans to advance nuclear cardiology in 2026. #ASNC

Incoming ASNC president making AI's integration into nuclear cardiology a top priority

Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, MHS, previewed his plans for the future in a new interview with Cardiovascular Business. 

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FDA clears next-generation platform for AI-powered heart assessments

An updated version of Heartflow's Plaque Analysis platform has gained FDA clearance. In addition, the company announced that Cigna will cover the platform going forward.

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Radiologists see significant reduction in reading times with AI-generated reports

Acceptability also increased considerably, “suggesting growing confidence in AI-generated reports over time,” experts write in JACR

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NIH will offer $10M to develop new imaging AI algorithms focused on unmet needs

The National Institutes of Health recently updated the grant page for its PRIMED-AI program, which was previously announced in May. 

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Doximity and OpenEvidence sue each other in spat over medical AI trade secrets

Both companies are working on ChatGPT-like platforms designed exclusively for medical professionals. OpenEvidence accuses Doximity of attempting to steal its proprietary code, while the latter fires back with a defamation claim. 

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Top US heart hospital launches new AI research lab

Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital aims to take its use of AI during interventional procedures to the next level and find new ways to transform patient care.