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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European Commission publishes report on EHR interoperability

The European Commission's ICT for Health unit has released a report from the SemanticHEALTH project that outlines a research and deployment roadmap for semantically interoperable EHRs in Europe.

Advanced visualization extends imagings reach

The utilization of advanced visualization technology in diagnostic imaging is much more than exquisite 3D modeling of complex exam data; the applications are delivering capabilities for faster diagnosis as well as increasing the success rate for surgical interventions.

Sports imaging aided by advanced visualization

The utilization of 3D isotropic MR arthrography sequences with multiplanar reconstruction can provide similar diagnostic capabilities for labral and rotator cuff lesions as conventional MR arthrography--but in a shorter imaging time, according to research published this month in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

IBM, Google upgrades PHR technology

IBM, in collaboration with Google and the Continua Health Alliance, has launched new software that will stream data results from medical devices used for patient monitoring, screening and routine evaluation into a patient's Google Health Account or other personal health record (PHR).

Compressus bolsters executive team

Compressus has promoted Janine Broda to chief marketing officer and appointed Shawn Gibbons as corporate executive vice president (VP) and general manager of its MEDxConnect division.

VA settles for $20M for patient data breach

The Veterans Affairs Department has agreed to pay $20 million to veterans affected by the loss of a laptop computer in 2006 that contained sensitive personal identification information, as part of aproposed settlementto a lawsuit filed by five veterans' organizations.

NIH grants USC $22.5M for biomedical informatics research

The National Center for Research Resources, a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles a grant totaling nearly $22.5 million over five years to support the Biomedical Informatics Research Network Coordinating Center at the university.

Barco closes sale of advanced viz business to Toshiba

Barco today closed the divestment of its advanced visualization (AV) activities to Tokyo-based Toshiba Medical Systems; the company said that details of the impact of the sale will be given with its first quarter financial results on April 22, 2009.

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