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. 

Nuance to buy eScription for $400M

Nuance Communications today announced that it has entered into anagreement to buy eScription, a provider of computer-aided medicaltranscription technology, for approximately $400 million.

Health IT initiatives to share experiences in joint forum

Three federally funded health IT initiatives will sponsor a joint forum to share their experiences and potentiallyfoster partnerships to advance health information exchanges.

Stereotaxis adds Shifrin, Holm to senior exec team

Stereotaxis has appointed Kevin Shifrin, as Stereotaxis’ new seniorvice president of global marketing and business development; and MagnusHolm, PhD, as the new general manager for Europe.

Spotlight: CorVue could replace adenosine in detecting myocardial ischemia

Imaging using CorVue (binodenoson for injection), a selective adenosineA2a receptor agonist, detects myocardial ischemia as well as imagingusing adenosine, yet causes fewer and less severe side effects,according to the results of two trials presented by James E. Udelson,MD, at the 2008 American College of Cardiology (ACC) ScientificSessions in Chicago.

Louisiana launches HIE for seven hospitals

The Louisiana Rural Health Information Exchange (HIE), which includes24 hospitals in the northern part of the state, went live last week onan integrated open systems platform that will enable teleconsultationamong the hospitals.

AMD introduces 3D workstation graphics card targeted at medical imaging

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), a provider of computing solutions, hasintroduced a 3D workstation graphics card with DisplayPort support.

PETLinQ now available in Spanish

PETLinQ IQ and PETLinQ Solutions are now available in both English andSpanish, according to IBA Molecular, the sole provider of PETLinQproducts.

TeraRecon showcases new advanced viz features at ITEM2008

TeraRecon introduced new features to its advanced visualizationplatform at the International Technical Exhibition of Medical (ITEM)Imaging 2008 meeting of the Japan Radiological Congress, in Yokohama,Japan, 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.