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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Artificial intelligence for LVO stroke detection could save $11M annually, model estimates

Imaging experts performed a hypothetical health technology assessment for their investigation, using a conservative 6% estimated rate of missed diagnoses. 

Artificial intelligence deters one-sixth of medical students from pursuing radiology

By comparison, more than 20% ranked radiology as their first choice when not considering AI's potential impact on the specialty.

Algorithmic app could head off suicides of high-risk adolescents

Researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of AI-based smartphone interventions for young people who have attempted suicide and may try again.

3 steps toward setting and sustaining standards for medical AI

If AI for medical diagnostics is to lift the health status of populations—and thus fulfill its implicit global promise—it’s going to need stronger regulatory guidance than it’s gotten to date. 

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AI-based free-text image ordering may save federal CDS mandate from overburdening providers

Clinicians opted to use the AI tool nearly 60% of the time compared to directly searching for structured exam indications in 41% of cases.

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AI improves radiologists’ skeletal-age assessment accuracy while reducing interpretation times

Such exams are crucial for determining children’s developmental status but can be time consuming and tedious for physicians, experts wrote in Radiology

Facial recognition AI measures success of browlifts

Machine learning can deliver an objective appraisal of cosmetic surgery’s success at making aging faces appear younger and happier, according to Mayo Clinic researchers.

Diabetes AI adjustable for surveilling other public health concerns

Researchers have used machine learning to track diabetes at the population level.