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.

CHIME: Devices can drive better leadership collaboration

SAN ANTONIOAs more and more medical equipment comes into use, technicians who understand both the technology and the clinician applications, are in greater demand. A biomedical engineering department is the answer for Baylor Health Care System in Dallas. Two leaders from the organization spoke about this at CHIME11, the Fall CIO Forum.

November 4, 2011

Virtualization and Remote Rendering for Medical Imaging: Dec. 2, 8:30am-10am

This session begins with the basics of virtualization and explores its role in enterprise imaging and advanced processing. Speakers also present pitfalls to avoid.

November 2, 2011

Virtualized and Cloud-based Advanced Image Analysis Utilities, including 3D: Nov. 29, 8:30am-10am

An expert demonstrates how virtualized and cloud-based systems can improve access to advanced image processing tools, provides hands-on experience with advanced visualization and reviews applications for radiologists and referring clinicians.

November 2, 2011

Advanced Image Analysis: Nov. 28, 8:30am-10am

This hands-on workshop addresses automated stent planning, multimodality image fusion and treatment planning using 3D and 4D tools to process large CT and MR datasets. It reviews basics 3D tools for radiologists and referring clinicians and also presents how to apply these tools in near real-time for emergencies.

November 2, 2011

Advanced Visualization (Informatics in Practice): Nov. 27, 2pm-3:30pm

An expert panel describes the basics of 3D and advanced image processing including clinical scenarios, provides tips for selecting a 3D system and reviews the economic, legal and procedural principles to ensure success of the 3D lab.

November 2, 2011

Informatics Support for Quantitative Imaging: Nov. 27, 2pm-3:30pm

This refresher course assesses the challenges and opportunities of quantitative imaging and considers how informatics can enable and improve quantitative imaging. It also explores radiogenomics and introduces the National Cancer Institutes Quantitative Imaging Network and the potential role of imaging as a biomarker.

November 2, 2011

Quantitative Medical Imaging for Clinical Research and Practice: Nov. 27, 11am-12:30pm

An expert panel introduces quantitative imaging biomarkers for diagnosis and clinical trial outcome measures by reviewing cases from multiple modalities and various organ systems. Panelists demonstrate quantitative measurements from PET/CT and techniques for DCE-MRI analysis.

November 2, 2011

Advanced visualization makes strong showing at RSNA 11

Advanced visualization technology continues to play an important role across the enterprise. At the same time, strategies for best practices have not yet been defined as applications and approaches evolve. Its critical to stay on top of clinical, informatics and practice considerations. Below are Health Imagings top picks for RSNA sessions in advanced visualization along with this past month's highlights in advanced visualization.

November 1, 2011

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