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.

'Revolutionary' AI risk assessment tool earns FDA's Breakthrough Device designation
The technology is said to be twice as accurate at predicting five-year cancer risk compared to current risk assessment methods.
Noted scientists urge imaging groups to consider ‘division of labor’ between AI, radiologists
Renowned cardiologist Eric J. Topol, MD, and Harvard AI authority Pranav Rajpurkar, PhD, shared their thoughts in a commentary published by the RSNA.
Commercially available AI spots up to 1/3 of interval cancers missed by radiologists
Considering the often-aggressive nature of interval breast cancer, the findings could represent a significant step toward improving patient outcomes, authors of a new research paper suggest.
Healthcare AI today: Woke AI pros & cons, AI in the states, Doximity’s free AI scribe, more
We’ve looked at woke from all sides now. Woke AI, that is. It’s become a widely discussed thing, thanks to President Donald Trump’s July 23 executive order “Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government.”
Implementing LLMs in healthcare? First, do some harm reduction
By viewing large-language AI models through the lens of harm-reduction thinking, healthcare adopters can cultivate a responsible, ethical and optimal integration of the technology.

10 aspects of healthcare AI to which attention must be paid

Patient safety should be the No. 1 consideration for healthcare organizations working, planning or hoping to adopt AI. Then again, nine other concerns are similarly crucial to the success of the industry-wide endeavor.

Commercially available AI tool detects 76% of PE that rads initially missed on CT

Improving the detection of pulmonary embolism has been a popular target among multiple AI vendors.

Dana H. Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACR, the new CEO of the American College of Radiology (ACR), explains some of the hot button issues in radiology and advocacy efforts led by the ACR.

New ACR CEO outlines key concerns for radiology

Dana Smetherman, MD, MBA, explains some of the hot button issues in imaging and key advocacy efforts being undertaken by the college.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days: HHS has begun doing healthcare AI differently

How to adopt healthcare AI in 3 overlapping yet distinct phases

Here’s a factoid you may not have seen coming. By 2030, the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council annually purchase more than $23 billion worth of products and services related to generative AI.

Artificial intelligence significantly reduces lumbar spine MRI interpretation times

Assessing lumbar spinal stenosis can be a “repetitive and time-consuming activity,” experts detailed in the European Journal of Radiology.

CMS to reimburse providers for use of AI prostate cancer mapping tool

Experts believe that these reimbursements will begin to gain steam as more organizations turn to AI to help address some of healthcare’s biggest pain points, such as staffing shortages.

Hologic acquires rival breast care company for $310M, Subtle Medical raises $50M, plus more vendor news

Also, CMS assigns payment for prostate cancer mapping tool, GE HealthCare and Amazon Web Services team on AI apps, and more.

Artificial Intelligence

'Revolutionary' AI risk assessment tool earns FDA's Breakthrough Device designation

Noted scientists urge imaging groups to consider ‘division of labor’ between AI, radiologists

Commercially available AI spots up to 1/3 of interval cancers missed by radiologists

Healthcare AI today: Woke AI pros & cons, AI in the states, Doximity’s free AI scribe, more

Implementing LLMs in healthcare? First, do some harm reduction