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. 

US patents for AI innovations skyrocketing; IBM the top corporate AI inventor

The forward slash-shaped rise reflects broad participation from corporations, companies, businesses, organizations, individual inventors and other innovating entities.

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Radiologists turn to new AI tool to improve breast cancer detection on screening mammograms

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared MammoScan for clinical use back in March.

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New algorithm enhances radiologists’ ability to spot brain aneurysms on CTA scans

Deep learning detected 633 of the 649 aneurysms, but researchers explained it should only be used to assist experts' interpretations.

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4 key steps toward adopting AI-aided triage at scale

Harvard researchers at Mass General Brigham have built an AI chatbot that can automatically triage patients whenever they call or show up in disaster-level numbers.  

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NIH funnels millions into research project seeking to enhance musculoskeletal MRI

As part of their effort, a University at Buffalo-led team will develop flexible and wearable imaging hardware.

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7 AI innovators still in the running for $1M prize from CMS

Last fall CMS whittled a field of 300-something entrant teams in its AI Health Outcomes Challenge to 25 semifinalists. This week the agency revealed seven finalist entities, one of which will claim the grand prize of up to $1 million next spring.

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New $100M kid on the minimally invasive block

A Silicon Valley maker of surgical robots is launching a venture capital arm to invest in future leaders of minimally invasive care. Inaugural ante: $100 million.

What’s that you say? AI is in hearing aids—and AR isn’t far behind

A hearing aid manufacturer founded in the 1950s has introduced what it says is the first use of AI to optimize auditory assistance for the hearing impaired in real time.