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.

Mayo Clinic and Microsoft partner to advance generative AI in radiology
The pair's hope is that their model, which will first focus on chest X-rays, will provide significant benefits for radiology workflows.
ACR partners to create AI foundational model assessment website
Christoph Wald, MD, vice chair of the American College of Radiology Board of Chancellors, explains the partnerships with academic institutions to create the Health AI Challenge will help provide a better understanding of how foundational AI models work.
Could synthetic images replace the need for contrast?
Synthetic images are often of diagnostic quality and can be reliably used to assess clinically significant prostate cancer while also sparing patients from contrast exposure.
Experts developing AI model that learns from calcium-scoring CT scans
The team hopes to develop a model that will estimate a patient's risk of major cardiovascular events and predict when such events are most likely to occur.
FDA has approved over 1,000 clinical AI applications, with most aimed at radiology
Diagnostic imaging leads the way in AI product approvals by a mile, accounting for more than 70% of all applications on the list.

AMICAS, RIA partner to streamline image and information management

AMICAS has entered a partnership with Radiology Imaging Associates(RIA) that will allow AMICAS to apply its medical image and informationmanagement tools as part of RIA's customer service and outpatientgrowth initiatives.

Lawmaker requests probe into NIH breach, revealing his records affected

Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, Thursday asked Department of Health and HumanServices’ inspector general to investigate the Feb. 23 theft of aNational Institutes of Health (NIH) laptop, after revealing that he isamong those approximately 3,000 heart patients whose medicalinformation was potentially exposed.

New MRI technology used to guide atherosclerosis treatment

A technique utilizing ultra-small super-paramagnetic iron oxide-enhanced MRI can detect macrophage activity, a sign ofinflammation, and allows clinicians to individualize their treatmentfor atherosclerosis and improve outcomes, according to a studypresented this week at the 2008 American College of Cardiology (ACC)Scientific Sessions in Chicago.

McKesson updates web capabilities, vascular reporting of CVIS

McKesson showcased the new enhancements to its Horizon Cardiologycardiovascular information system (CVIS) at the 2008 American Collegeof Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions in Chicago this week.

CodeRyte, HealthCare Management Systems merge products

HealthCare Management Systems (HMS), an ArborMed company and provider of healthcare billing software, services and consulting, and CodeRyte have entered a strategic partnership to bring CodeRyte's computer-assisted coding technology to HMS-ArborMed and its clients.

CMS issues final rule on e-prescribing

Eligible participants for the Medicare’s prescription drug program areexpected to experience greater safety, increased use of lower-costgeneric equivalents and more efficient communication between theirdoctor and pharmacy as a result of a new regulation issued Wednesday bythe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

MedcomSoft, eQHIP enter EMR Alliance

MedcomSoft has entered into a formal letter of agreement and strategicalliance with eQuality Healthcare Information for Physicians (eQHIP), awholly owned subsidiary of the Hawaii Independent Physician'sAssociation, for the purpose of deploying MedcomSoft’s EMR, MedcomSoftRecord, throughout Hawaii.

Cardiac Science, Misys EMRs to connect

Cardiac Science has signed a letter of intent to begin establishingHeartcentrix connectivity with Misys Healthcare’s Misys MyWay EMRsystem.

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The biggest obstacles facing radiology business managers in 2025

RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.

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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.

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Cardiology practices pay $17.7M to settle fraud allegations brought on by whistleblowers

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.

Artificial Intelligence

Mayo Clinic and Microsoft partner to advance generative AI in radiology

ACR partners to create AI foundational model assessment website

Could synthetic images replace the need for contrast?

Experts developing AI model that learns from calcium-scoring CT scans

FDA has approved over 1,000 clinical AI applications, with most aimed at radiology

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