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.

AI newswatch: Nurses want in, transcriptionists on the way out, blockchain going up, more
If doctors are the heart of the hospital, nurses are surely the soul. And if that’s so, today’s AI has to be something like a nutritional supplement for the brains of the operation.
Real-world use of generative AI boosts radiologist productivity by up to 40%
“For me and my colleagues, it’s not an exaggeration to say that it doubled our efficiency," says radiologist Samir F. Abboud, MD, chief of emergency radiology at Northwestern.
Research review: Patients have understandably mixed feelings about AI in healthcare
A new review of the relevant scientific literature suggests many if not most patients are aware that healthcare AI’s emerging benefits exist side-by-side with its persistent uncertainties.
AI detects twice as many incidental lesions as radiologists
Prior research has suggested that these incidental lesions turn out to be cancerous in up to 70% of cases, making their timely detection critical.
A closer look at GE HealthCare's new lower-cost cardiac CT scanner
As cardiac CT continues to get used more and more, GE HealthCare has launched a new scanner designed to meet the needs of both outpatient imaging centers and larger hospitals.

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Healthcare-specific AI: How to multiply successes and head off accidents

Given the rapid proliferation of AI-equipped medical devices across U.S. healthcare, unintended effects should surprise no one.

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RSNA president offers 6 ingredients for a ‘better AI future’

Curtis P. Langlotz, MD, PhD, a noted physician and Stanford professor, spoke Sunday during the opening session of the society's 110th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting.

Startup Raidium raises nearly $17M, seeks to launch the ‘GPT of radiology’

The French company plans to open new offices in the U.S., expand its network, pursue FDA certification and intensify research and development.

New AI-enabled CT system is officially available in North America

The scanner is equipped with features aimed at addressing some of the biggest pain points of both radiologists and technologists.

Radiology IT firm Sirona Medical raises $42M in Series C financing

The startup, which offers cloud-based software that integrates disparate elements of a rad's workflow, also named a new CEO.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

FDA commissioner Robert Califf recently suggested the agency may need to double its workforce. And that’s just to oversee AI.

GBCA dose reduced by up to 80% with help from deep learning-based image reconstruction

Although GBCAs are largely considered safe, there are concerns about how gadolinium retention could affect patients who require repeated imaging.

First patients treated with Abbott’s new balloon-expandable TAVR valve

Abbott already has an FDA-approved self-expanding TAVR valve, the Navitor system, on the market. The company is now evaluating the safety and effectiveness of a new balloon-expandable device that could potentially be implanted using software guidance.

Artificial Intelligence

AI newswatch: Nurses want in, transcriptionists on the way out, blockchain going up, more

Real-world use of generative AI boosts radiologist productivity by up to 40%

Research review: Patients have understandably mixed feelings about AI in healthcare

AI detects twice as many incidental lesions as radiologists

A closer look at GE HealthCare's new lower-cost cardiac CT scanner