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. 

5 machine learning algorithms ID lymphedema among breast cancer patients

Researchers utilized five different machine learning approaches to accurately spot lymphedema—a negative side effect of breast cancer treatment—which may help detect it earlier and improve treatment.

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UK researchers develop metal 'seed' to kill cancer cells with help from MRI

A groundbreaking new treatment that involves a magnetic metal “seed” and an MRI scanner could destroy deadly brain tumors in 10 minutes, according to a June 8 article in The Telegraph.

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3D-printing factory in Boston aims to turn CT, MRI into models of organs

Biomodex, a Paris-based medical device company, announced last week that it plans to open its first 3D human organ printing factory in the U.S. within the year, according to a June 10 article in Newsweek.

Philips and Singapore Institute of Advanced Medicine Holdings open regional oncology center with advanced imaging solutions

First phase of Singapore’s Advanced Medicine Imaging Center provides accurate and timely diagnosis of cancer, plus an education center for medical training and scientific research collaborations.

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ASNR honors neuroradiology fellow for deep learning research

The American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) announced that Peter Chang, MD, a neuroradiology fellow at the University of California San Francisco, has received the Cornelius G. Dyke Memorial Award for his recent research involving deep learning technologies.

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Machine learning identifies lymphedema in breast cancer survivors with 94% accuracy

Researchers from the New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing have found machine learning using real-time symptom reports to be accurate in identifying lymphedema early in breast cancer patients. Findings were published in the May 2018 issue of mHealth.

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Machine learning trumps conventional analysis in detecting lymphedema

Machine learning algorithms can now identify lymphedema—a chronic side effect of breast cancer treatment—with 94 percent accuracy, New York University researchers reported this month in mHealth.

3D-printed model can be cheap, effective in surgical planning for hip condition

Utilizing a 3D model in the preoperative planning of osteoplasty for a hip impingement condition can alter the location and extent of the preparation, potentially improving patient outcomes at minimal cost.