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.

Commercially available AI increases breast cancer detection by nearly 20%
Results from the world’s largest prospective artificial intelligence study revealed the system could significantly benefit breast cancer screening programs.
Clinicians want AI to show its work
Providers are more likely to trust AI when they understand how it arrives at its conclusions.
New cardiac prevention paradigm explored in TRANSFORM trial using AI and CCTA
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.
PHOTO GALLERY: Medical imaging technology at RSNA 2024
Take a virtual tour around the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting to see the sights and new technologies displayed across the vast exhibit hall floors.
Cardiology, radiology specialists debate CCTA’s rise as a go-to imaging modality for CAD
CCTA is being utilized more and more for the diagnosis and management of suspected coronary artery disease. An international group of specialists shared their perspective on this ongoing trend.

In the Nick of Time: Communicating Critical Results

In radiology, acquiring the image is only part of the job. Effective communication of image data is key, particularly in urgent cases. Communication of critical radiology results has wide-reaching implications, from patient safety to regulatory compliance.

September 14, 2012

CT may be best modality to localize abnormal thyroid glands

4D CT provided sufficient presurgical accuracy in the localization of abnormal parathyroid glands in patients with primary hyperthyroidism, according to a study published in the October issue of Radiology. The findings suggest that CT might replace ultrasound and SPECT in this application, which could decrease healthcare costs by eliminating duplicate exams.

September 13, 2012

Updated CT, iterative reconstruction boosts coronary stent eval

A high-definition CT system equipped with iterative reconstruction software provides more reliable detection of coronary in-stent restenosis compared with an earlier system using filtered back projection, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in Radiology.

September 11, 2012

Blades named CEO of Louisiana Heart Hospital

The Cardiovascular Care Group in Nashville, Tenn., has named Steve Blades, MPA, to serve as the interim CEO for the Louisiana Heart Hospital in Lacombe, La.

September 11, 2012

Personalization + prediction

Healthcare, particularly cancer treatment, often works better when physicians have the data needed to personalize patient care. Here, molecular imaging and advanced visualization tools pack a powerful punch.

September 6, 2012

Pretreatment PET/CT exam may predict breast cancer recurrence

Maximum standardized uptake value of lymph nodes on a pretreatment PET/CT exam may be an independent prognostic factor for breast cancer recurrence among women with invasive ductal carcinoma, according to a study published in the September issue of Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 5, 2012

KDDI, TeraRecon launch 3D imaging system in Japan

KDDI, a Japanese telecommunications operator, and TeraRecon are offering a cloud-based, 3D imaging processing and system in Japan.

August 16, 2012

Zahn becomes director of ped card at Cedars

Evan M. Zahn, MD, has joined the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles to focus on the study of congenital heart disease and develop more minimally invasive treatments for the program. As director of pediatric cardiology at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and director of its congenital heart disease program, he will diagnose and treat children born with heart defects such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome and tetralogy of Fallot.

August 2, 2012

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