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.

Radiologists criticize Anthropic CEO’s recent comments about the specialty
Ben White, MD, believes Dario Amodei may have “set a new record on how quickly you can be wrong about how radiology works and how it’s been affected by AI so far.”
Radiology Partners’ AI business receives Breakthrough Device designation from FDA
The country’s largest imaging group announced the news March 5, with the decision applying to its Cognita Chest X-ray tool across multiple clinical indications.
FDA clears AI triage tool that detects acute infarcts on noncontrast CT scans
Unlike many stroke detection applications on the market, this model covers six vascular territories and mechanisms of infarct.
'Jack-of-all-trades' AI model outperforms numerous others in CT-related tasks
Unlike other artificial intelligence tools, Merlin was built with many tasks in mind, and researchers believe its capabilities could be further expanded—with some fine-tuning.
Cardiology now has more than 200 FDA-cleared AI algorithms
Cardiology is No. 2 behind radiology when it comes to FDA-cleared AI algorithms. Neurology, meanwhile, is a distant No. 3.

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Radiology Partners reaches ‘milestone,’ deploying clinical AI across more than 20 million exams

The country's largest imaging group estimated that 2,600 of its 3,600 radiologists (or 72%) are now using at least one AI tool in their daily workflow.

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AI generates concise, accurate radiology reports that rival humans’

While its sentences varied in length, GPT-4 produced shorter radiology reports without missing the facts.

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Imaging AI firm specializing in CT analysis raises $80M in series C financing

Boston-based Elucid has now raised $121M, with investment firm Elevage Medical Technologies leading this latest round of fundraising.

AI specialists raise $80M to ramp up commercialization of imaging analysis software

The big funding round continues a busy year for Elucid as the company works to get its AI software in the hands of more physicians.

RadNet inks new hospital joint venture partnership, with plans to add 10-plus imaging centers

RadNet and Cedars-Sinai are launching a new brand called the Los Angeles Imaging Group, and three new centers are already slated to open in California's largest city.

CMS increases reimbursement for AI-powered heart failure platform

Ultromics thinks the significant payment increase will help ramp up utilization among U.S. healthcare providers.

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Experienced neurologist interviews generative AI, comes away impressed but not intimidated

ChatGPT can be a little sneaky. Recently asked if it’s ever messed up when helping physicians make clinical decisions, it only came clean with examples of stumbles after being pressed on the matter.

Artificial Intelligence

Radiologists criticize Anthropic CEO’s recent comments about the specialty

Radiology Partners’ AI business receives Breakthrough Device designation from FDA

FDA clears AI triage tool that detects acute infarcts on noncontrast CT scans

'Jack-of-all-trades' AI model outperforms numerous others in CT-related tasks

Cardiology now has more than 200 FDA-cleared AI algorithms