An AI algorithm can assess echocardiograms “more rapidly and comprehensively” than experienced cardiologists, according to a new study published in Nature.

Want to see AI in healthcare? Look anywhere. Want to see AI underperforming in healthcare? The same directive applies.

The multihospital Baptist Health system is responding to the national shortage of N95 masks by sanitizing its existing supply for safe reuse. And it’s delegated the task to non-humans.

Imaging experts are concerned artificial intelligence is not being trained on robust datasets, while developers say their platforms are already working in real-world situations.

“This is one of the first times that artificial intelligence has been used to better define the different parts of a newborn's brain on an MRI," Canadian researchers explained March 26 in Frontiers in Neuroscience.

The fully digital modality can also offer insights into various neurodegenerative diseases, German researchers wrote. 

An increasing number of artificial intelligence firms are tweaking existing platforms or creating new models to help clinicians handle the growing pandemic.

The coronavirus crisis continues to unite heretofore unaffiliated technology powerhouses at the forefront of AI and other forms of IT innovation in healthcare. The trend continued March 26 with the launch of a multifaceted, far-flung and very well-funded institute.