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 supercomputer platform may redefine medical imaging

Nvidia has released a new series of products aimed to accelerate the research and development of artificial intelligence (AI), with one focused on medical imaging, according to a recent article by Forbes.

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Google AI algorithm may improve chest x-ray interpretation, radiologist efficiency

New artificial intelligence research from Google, presented at MIT Technology Review's EmTech Digital 2018 conference in San Francisco, may point to reducing the number of radiologist-annotated images required to train a deep learning algorithm for medical imaging applications.

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‘Ghost imaging’ may limit x-ray radiation dosage

A team of physicists in China has used ghost imaging to make detailed x-ray images they claim has lowered the radiation dose by a “million times" compared to previous attempts using the technique, Science Magazine reports.

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Machine learning edges out manual method in identifying spine findings

A group of U.S. researchers created a natural language processing (NLP) system which outperformed traditional rule-based methods in identifying lumbar spine findings, according to a study published online in Academic Radiology.

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Tech company reveals plans for Clara—the AI-driven imaging supercomputer

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, a California-based technology company, recently revealed plans to construct a medical imaging supercomputer affectionately named Clara.

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Why AI will change medical imaging—and won't replace human professionals

As deep learning in medical imaging continues to advance, two leading experts argue in an editorial in the Harvard Business Review that it will only result in positive impacts on the field—rather than replace imaging professionals with computers.

NTT DATA expands advanced AI capabilities for healthcare with distribution partnership for imaging insights service

Plano, Texas – March 26, 2018 – NTT DATA Services, a recognized leader in global technology services, today announced a partnership with DataFirst, Inc. to deliver clinical artificial intelligence (AI) that will help healthcare organizations improve quality and decrease the cost of patient care.

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Deep learning model as accurate as radiologists determining age of child bones

A recent study published in Radiology has demonstrated that deep-learning bone age assessment models analyzing hand radiographs produced results as accurate as a radiologist.

Around the web

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.

A total of 16 cardiology practices from 12 states settled with the DOJ to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for imaging agents used to diagnose cardiovascular disease.