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.

Healthcare AI today: Bipartisan AI policy guidance, AI claims denials, LLM brain rot, more
Federal lawmakers have a fresh resource to keep them up on healthcare AI that falls outside of formal FDA oversight. It comes in the form of a new report from the nonprofit Bipartisan Policy Center.
Common features of breast cancers missed by AI
Imaging experts advocate for “meticulous assessments” of cases that include luminal cancer, dense breasts, and lesions located outside the mammary zone, among other factors.
Why do AI-savvy consumers harbor skepticism toward medical AI?
Patients who frequently use AI tend to readily trust AI-assisted diagnoses made by their physicians. Counterintuitively, however, those who would rank themselves among the very best-informed about AI tend to mistrust such diagnoses.
AAA detection gets boost from commercially available AI algorithm
The opportunistic screening helps identify patients in need of monitoring and/or intervention without disrupting workflows.
Healthcare AI today: Senate arguments, aging infrastructure, ‘elastic’ jobs, more
States’ rights or federal power? Senate Republicans are of two minds on AI regulation in the One Big Beautiful Bill.

Brain imaging reveals the power of imagination on memories

A new fMRI study showed evidence that the imagination can be a central tool in helping people to overcome their fear and anxiety-related disorders. The results were published in the journal Neuron.

FDA approves iCAD’s new AI solution for DBT

iCAD has received FDA clearance for its ProFound AI solution, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help radiologists detect cancers in digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) images.

AI software creates 3D model from MRI, ultrasound scans to enhance prostate cancer detection

An AI software system called SmartTarget—which overlays tumor information from MRI scans onto ultrasound images—may help guide surgeons in conducting biopsies and improve prostate cancer detection by reducing the number of unidentified cases, according to research publishing Dec. 5 in the journal European Urology.

Duke researchers use AI chatbots to bring maternal, mental health tools to Kenya

Two Duke research teams are taking advantage of the sudden rise of AI in healthcare by using chatbots to provide information about maternal health and mental health tools to women in Kenya.

FDA approves AI solution for enhancing medical images

Subtle Medical, a Menlo Park, California-based medical device startup, has received FDA clearance for its SubtlePET solution, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance medical images.

Facial gestures, AI moves motorized wheelchair

Moving a motorized wheelchair typically involves operating a joystick or using sensors. That may soon change after Hoobox Robotics, a Brazil-based technology company, teamed up with Intel to create software that uses AI to help the disabled drive motorized wheelchairs with facial expressions, according to a report by USA Today.

New AI technology uses machine learning to clean up distorted, damaged images

DeepRay, a new solution from Cambridge Consultants, uses artificial intelligence (AI) to improve distorted or damaged images. The company has said this technology could provide significant value to healthcare providers by improving medical imaging data.

New AI technology reconstructs damaged images, video in real-time

Global research and development firm Cambridge Consultants, in the U.K. has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) software able to reconstruct images in real-time that have been previously damaged or obscured, according to a Dec. 4 report by Venture Beat.

Artificial Intelligence

Healthcare AI today: Bipartisan AI policy guidance, AI claims denials, LLM brain rot, more

Common features of breast cancers missed by AI

Why do AI-savvy consumers harbor skepticism toward medical AI?

AAA detection gets boost from commercially available AI algorithm

Healthcare AI today: Senate arguments, aging infrastructure, ‘elastic’ jobs, more