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 can help non-radiologists diagnose pediatric elbow fractures

A team of California researchers used a deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) to accurately diagnose traumatic pediatric elbow joint diffusion, according to an Oct. 9 study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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Companies hope to use AI for early detection of Parkinson’s

Multinational investment holding conglomerate Tencent and healthcare firm Medopad are partnering to train systems to use artificial intelligence (AI) to provide better diagnoses of Parkinson’s disease, according to a report by VentureBeat.

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ESR and GE Healthcare announce AI partnership for ECR 2019

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) and GE Healthcare have announced a new partnership focused on artificial intelligence (AI) for the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2019 in Vienna, Austria. 

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AI could predict risk of Alzheimer’s on MRI 5 years before symptoms emerge

A new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm developed by Canadian researchers can detect evidence of cognitive decline in brain MRI scans, genetics and clinical data, and may predict whether findings will lead to Alzheimer’s disease five years before symptoms appear.

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‘Only the beginning’: AI algorithm shows promise for predicting CVD on a budget

A machine learning tool developed by researchers at Michigan State University can accurately predict an individual’s height within an inch and may offer more precise CVD and cancer risk assessment in the future, according to a report featured this month in Genetics.

Brain scans, AI evaluate surgeons’ response to stress, learning new skills

Determining how highly specialized surgeons and physicians learn new skills or respond to a stressful situation may be unveiled with recently published neuroimaging research, the Wall Street Journal reported on Oct. 3.

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Kheiron Medical Technologies' AI-based breast cancer screening software receives CE mark

Kheiron Medical Technologies (Kheiron) has received CE certification for its new artificial intelligence (AI)-based breast screening software, making it the first U.K. company to receive such a designation for deep learning software in radiology.

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Researchers use AI, brain MRI to predict learning difficulties in children

In a recent institutional study, artificial intelligence (AI) was found to identify learning difficulties in children struggling in school not previously detected or that did not match an existing diagnosis—such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), an autism spectrum disorder or dyslexia.