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. 

3 ways AI is accelerating the fight against COVID

AI companies serving healthcare markets have been fast to tailor their work to the COVID-19 crisis. An opinion piece published by the World Economic Forum offers a sampling.

Algorithms to help Hospital Sisters cut wasteful use of surgical services

The Midwestern Catholic health system Hospital Sisters is working with an AI startup to block overutilization of surgical services.

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Neurological symptoms present in patients with COVID-19

Altered mental state and stroke were the most common findings, which may help physicians better understand how the disease impacts the central nervous system.

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Brain imaging pinpoints weaker ‘neural suppression’ in patients with autism

The findings published Friday may help researchers develop new screening mechanisms to identify children who are at risk for the disorder and similar conditions.

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University acquires 7T MRI thanks to $600K NIH grant

It's all part of Georgia State University's imaging innovation hub designed to unite digital imaging research from across the institution.

Major health system delivering COVID supplies by drone

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has cleared North Carolina-based Novant Health to use unmanned aerial vehicles for transporting PPE and other medical supplies without human-to-human contact.

AI adoption in clinical radiology: 4 ups, 4 downs

If healthcare AI is to improve care and efficiency in clinical practice across medicine, its proponents in radiology must implement it in a structured manner.

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Exercise improves blood flow in key brain areas linked to memory, imaging reveals

In older adults at higher risk for Alzheimer's disease, one year of aerobic exercise enhanced flow in the anterior cingulate cortex and the hippocampus, according to a new study.