American Society of Echocardiography President Stephen Little, MD, says several trends and technologies are coming together at once, leading to renewed interest in echo.

Roberto Lang, MD, has been closely involved with the development of AI technology that helps inexperienced ultrasound users perform high-quality echo exams. "It is an unbelievable thing when you see it working," he said. 

And the improved scan times did not come at the expense of image quality but, instead, offered improved signal-to-noise ratio, according to a new study in Skeletal Radiology.

James Kirkpatrick, MD, discussed some of the biggest trends and themes he saw at the American Society of Echocardiography's 2023 annual meeting.

Large language models could have feasibility in the future as clinical support tools that triage patients for imaging services—with additional updates and more training, of course.

Artificial intelligence will be one of the hottest topics at the upcoming American Society of Echocardiography meeting in National Harbor, Maryland. 

While radiologists and current trainees are either prepared to or are already embracing artificial intelligence, a significant portion of medical students shy away from radiology because of AI.

AI was able to predict 30-day mortality risk predictions more accurately that the current risk assessment.