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-based CAD assessments dramatically improve vascular surgery outcomes
PAD patients evaluated with HeartFlow's noninvasive FFR_CTAnalysis technology prior to surgery experienced much better outcomes, including a 63% lower risk of all-cause mortality after five years.
FDA adds more than 120 new AI-enabled medical devices focused on radiology to list of approvals
The FDA has cleared over 150 artificial intelligence- or machine learning-enabled medical devices since the beginning of August.
Radiographers are apprehensive about integrating AI into their workflow
Some believe it could make their jobs easier, while others perceive AI as a threat to their employment, new survey data suggest.
New low-field MRI small enough to plug into a standard wall outlet saves money without sacrificing safety
And with the help of deep learning techniques, it provides diagnostic quality imaging.
GPT-4 now has vision—can it actually read chest X-rays?
Finely tuned, pre-trained large language models are beginning to reliably translate image content into text, but are they ready to take on medical images?

Advanced Image Enhancement and eRAD Enter into Licensing Agreement

Advanced Image Enhancement, Inc. (AIE) a provider of image enhancement tools for the medical imaging industry, announced today it has entered into an agreement with eRAD, Inc., a division of RadNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDNT), allowing eRAD to integrate the AIE image enhancement toolkit for mammography as an advanced image processing option to the eRAD PACS viewer (for mammography).

August 7, 2013

AdvaMed Applauds Senate Legislation Exempting FDA User Fees from Sequestration

Stephen J. Ubl, president and CEO of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), issued the following statement after the introduction in the U.S. Senate of bipartisan legislation (S.1413) exempting FDA user fees from cuts under sequestration.

August 7, 2013

AHRA 2013: Agfa HealthCare introduces MUSICA2 catheter processing for digital radiography applications

Agfa HealthCare announces the North American launch of its MUSICA2 catheter processing software which will be on display in booth #310 at AHRA 2013, the Association for Medical Imaging Management's Annual Meeting, July 28-31, 2013 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

July 24, 2013

Healthcare Providers Deploy Vue Motion Zero-Footprint Image Viewer to Enhance Physician Access

Carestream announced at AHRA 2013 that its zero-footprint Vue Motion image viewer is being deployed by dozens of healthcare providers across the nation. Many facilities have added the versatile image viewer to their EMR/Citrix environments to speed delivery of images and reports to clinicians and referring physicians.

July 24, 2013

INFINITT North America Awarded Novation Contract for Full Line of RIS/PACS and Advanced Visualization Solutions

INFINITT North America, a leading developer and provider of image and information management technologies for healthcare, announced today that it has signed a national agreement with Novation, a leading health care supply chain expertise, analytics and contracting company that represents the largest volume in health care purchasing at more than $43 billion annually.

July 24, 2013

Medical informaticist turned patient IDs pain points

In the rush to leverage IT and master EHRs, physicians may be overlooking the basics of patient care, Meryl Bloomrosen, MBA, American Medical Informatics Association vice president for policy, contends in a blog post.

July 18, 2013

‘Glove Tricorder’ puts physical exam data at your fingertips

Putting a high-tech spin on the checkup, the Glove Tricorder from Augmented Medical Intelligence Labs promises an elegant way to digitize and analyze the results of a physical exam.

July 16, 2013

Barco introduces 3MP diagnostic displays with LED backlights, allowing radiologists to see more detail

Healthcare imaging specialist Barco announces the launch of two new diagnostic display systems: the premium grayscale Coronis 3MP LED and the high-bright Nio Color 3MP LED. Featuring 3MP resolution and using high-bright LED backlights, these diagnostic displays enhance radiologist productivity and performance by making subtle details more noticeable more quickly.

July 11, 2013

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Cardiovascular Business

AI improves CT assessments, boosts care for real-world heart patients

Automated AI-generated measurements combined with annotated CT images can improve treatment planning and help referring physicians and patients better understand their disease, explained Sarah Jane Rinehart, MD, director of cardiac imaging with Charleston Area Medical Center.

Cardiovascular Business

AI predicts cardiovascular risk during CT scans—no invasive tests or contrast required

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans.

Radiology Business

Google teams with Bayer to address radiologist burnout via AI

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday.

Artificial Intelligence

AI-based CAD assessments dramatically improve vascular surgery outcomes

FDA adds more than 120 new AI-enabled medical devices focused on radiology to list of approvals

Radiographers are apprehensive about integrating AI into their workflow

New low-field MRI small enough to plug into a standard wall outlet saves money without sacrificing safety

GPT-4 now has vision—can it actually read chest X-rays?

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