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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AI tracks important changes in imaging results of MS patients

Researchers have used AI to gain additional insight from the brain MRI scans of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, sharing their findings in Nature Digital Medicine.

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AI best used as second opinion to help radiologists classify ground glass opacities

Artificial neural networks (ANNs) can help radiologists classify pure ground glass opacities (GGOs), according to a new study published in Clinical Imaging. But they shouldn't rely solely on AI-produced findings.

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AI able to classify pure ground-glass opacities

Artificial neural networks (ANNs) can help radiologists classify ground-glass opacities (GGO) with improved accuracy, according to new findings published in Clinical Radiology.

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Augmented datasets improve AI accuracy

Augmented datasets can improve the overall accuracy of deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs), according to new findings published in Clinical Radiology.

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Radiologists working in 10 years will be 'killing patients,’ says billionaire Vinod Khosla

Businessman Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and a longtime venture capitalist, said this week that he thinks any radiologist still practicing in 10 years “will be killing patients every day.”

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The ‘emotional intelligence’ of assistive robots can rub off on human caregivers

Assistive robots used in medical settings could inspire caregivers—familial as well as professional—to treat patients more empathetically and patiently, potentially improving outcomes.

X-ray histotomography offers new insight into diseases

A new three-dimensional (3D) tissue imaging technique can help scientists noninvasively study cells and may lead to improved treatments for a variety of diseases, according to research published in eLife.

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How AI can push imaging forward, 1 CT scan at a time

Machine learning can help improve the overall performance of CT scans, reducing radiation exposure and boosting image quality, according to new findings published in Nature Machine Intelligence.