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. 

TomoTherapy co-founder Reckwerdt retires

TomoTherapy has announced that co-founder Paul J. Reckwerdt will retire as president and relinquish his board directorship, effective Dec. 31.

NeoTool expands testing features, code set functionality of integration engine

NeoTool has released its latest version of NeoIntegrate, which continues to optimize the configure-test-manage-protect cycle for healthcare interfacing.

Seno names Keane as CMO

Seno Medical Instruments, a developer of opto-acoustic cancer platform technology, has appointed William F. Keane, MD, as its chief medical officer (CMO).

EDDA highlights CAD, advanced viz products for liver, chest

EDDA Technology showcased several solutions to assist physicians with medical imaging and analysis, including lesion specific enhancement and evaluation, volumetric segmentation and quantification, 3D visualization and quantitative analysis at the annual meeting of Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) last week in Chicago.

FDA clears Viatronix 3D cardiac application

Viatronix, a developer of 3D imaging software, has received FDAs 510(k) market clearance for its V3D-Cardiac module.

Workflow Strategies Aid Advanced Visualization

Radiation oncology, cardiology, and orthopedics are employing advanced visualization applications to deliver effective treatment, track the progression of disease and plan surgical interventions.

Technology at Work: What You Need to Compete

As 2008 winds down, were examining the years top technologies as identified by our readers, visiting with seasoned users across the country to discover how theyve tapped into top technologies and what theyve gained in the process.

Median displays radiation oncology suite

Median Technologies, a software solutions company for radiologists and oncologists, introduced its deployment of Lesion Management Solutions (LMS) in the United States at the RSNA conference last 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.