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.

JC calls for federal action for U.S. health data strategy

Healthcare executives repeated a call for the federal government tohelp promote national standards for sharing healthcare performancedata in the United States during a forum sponsored by the JointCommission (JC) in Chicago last week.

Bracco finalizes $241M purchase of E-Z-EM

The Bracco Group has finalized the acquisition of E-Z-EM, amanufacturer of contrast media and medical devices for gastrointestinal radiology, in a transaction valued at more than $241 million.

Cardiac Science, NextGen partner for cardiac EMR solutions

CHICAGO—Cardiac Science, a provider in advanced cardiac diagnosis,resuscitation, rehabilitation and informatics products, has completedcertification for its HeartCentrix ECG informatics software withNextGen Healthcare Information Systems, according to an announcementmade at the 2008 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions.

Philips features new cath lab solutions, Live 3D TEE

CHICAGO—Philips showcased a strengthened cath lab offering, its Live 3Dtransesophageal echocardiogram (TEE), and the start of its U.S.clinical trials to evaluate medical positioning technology at theAmerican College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions.

TeraRecon showcases cardiac CT platform

CHICAGO—TeraRecon, a provider of advanced image-processing technologyand 3D visualization solutions, released updates to its AquariusiNtuition platform, at the 2008 American College of Cardiology (ACC)Scientific Sessions.

Toshiba releases cardiac 4D ultrasound

CHICAGO—Toshiba America Medical Systems entered the 4D echocardiographymarket with the release of its new Aplio Artida ultrasoundsystem at the 2008 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions.

Special MRI used to identify brain cancer early

A special type of MRI can depict changes in blood volume in the brainthat often precede cancerous transformation of brain tumors, accordingto a new study published in the April issue of Radiology.

Former Siemens and Lawson sales exec joins StatCom

Michael Holland, a previous Siemens and Lawson sales executive, hasbeen appointed by StatCom to lead the company’s sales team as itlaunches a targeted sales and marketing program.

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New cardiac prevention paradigm explored in TRANSFORM trial using AI and CCTA

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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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