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. 

Siemens obtains T-Systems' HIS

Siemens Medical Solutions GSD, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens Healthcare, will take over the use and exploitation rights to the hospital information system (HIS) software i.s.h.med, previously held by T-Systems in Vienna, Austria.

Texas cardiology practices select Digisonics

Digisonics has secured two cardiovascular image and information system installs in Texas.

Ziosoft launches subscription plan for advanced viz apps

Ziosoft, a provider of thin-client advanced visualization and analysis software for medical imaging, has launched a monthly subscription program for its Ziostation software.

Getting the Skinny on Advanced Visualization

Thin may be in when it comes to deployment strategies for advanced visualization clients, but dedicated workstations still have a place in the clinical continuum. Although developers are resolutely focused on streamlining the delivery of 3D diagnostic imaging tools to the desktop, standalone systems that can deliver the capabilities of the technology are remaining viable practice partners. The objective: viewing, sharing, and collaborating on images to quickly and easily enable a multidimensional diagnosis.

New imaging software adapts to radiologists

Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, have utilized artificial intelligence research on medical imaging to create an application that gradually "learns a doctor's biases and preferences until it can think like that doctor when analyzing medical images."

ACR's Schueler, Bhargavan named to NCRP

Two representatives from the American College of Radiology (ACR) have been elected to serve on the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP).

Lilly reshuffles business unit execs

Alex M. Azar II will assume the role of vice president (VP) for Ely Lilly's U.S. business-to-business organization, and Jack Bailey will broaden his responsibilities as U.S. senior VP of account-based markets to include oversight of Lilly's U.S. diabetes business unit, effective April 1.

Infinitt debuts web-based PACS with advanced viz software

Infinitt will present Xelis, a new line of clinical imaging tools using volume rendering and other post-processing techniques, at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria this week.

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.