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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Mixed-reality headset enhances accuracy of external ventricular drain insertion

Using a mixed-reality holographic computer headset, neurosurgeons can more accurately perform external ventricular drain (EVD) insertion, according a new study out of Beijing published in the Journal of Neurosurgery.

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UCLA’s William Hsu named deputy editor of RSNA's new AI journal

William Hsu, PhD, a biomedical informatician and associate professor of radiology at UCLA, has been named deputy editor for the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)’s new journal, Radiology: Artificial Intelligence.

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AI improves with input from radiologists

Artificial intelligence (AI) models utilizing radiologist-provided BI-RADS classification outperformed methods that did not use them, according to an Oct. 15 study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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Microscopic imaging of kidney damage from contrast dyes opens door for novel drug therapies

Using microscopic imaging, researchers from the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada have shown how the kidneys negatively respond to contrast dyes used during various medical tests and procedures, according to a university press release published Oct. 15.

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Novel AI approach can help radiologists improve osteoarthritis x-ray diagnosis

A novel convolutional neural network (CNN) approach could be used to help radiologists improve their classification of osteoarthritis (OA) on knee radiographs, reported authors of a new study published in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

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AI accurately distinguishes between false-positive, malignant, negative mammograms

Deep learning may accurately identify false-positive mammograms and distinguish such from images identified as malignant or negative, according to new research published Oct. 11 in the journal Clinical Cancer Research.

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AI can help non-radiologists diagnose pediatric elbow fractures

A team of California researchers used a deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) to accurately diagnose traumatic pediatric elbow joint diffusion, according to an Oct. 9 study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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AI could predict risk of Alzheimer’s on MRI 5 years before symptoms emerge

A new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm developed by Canadian researchers can detect evidence of cognitive decline in brain MRI scans, genetics and clinical data, and may predict whether findings will lead to Alzheimer’s disease five years before symptoms appear.

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