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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Stereotaxis appoints Burkhardt from Cleveland Clinic as CMO

Stereotaxis has appointed J. David Burkhardt, MD, FACC, as chief medical officer (CMO).

InSite One names Kulpinski as VP of professional services

InSite One has appointed Glenn Kulpinski as vice president,professional services, strategic partnerships for the company’sbusiness development team.

Harris enters healthcare industry, appoints CMO

Harris Corporation has created a Healthcare Solutionsbusiness to transplant proprietary IT capabilities, including imagingand digital content management, into healthcare.

Acceleware names new VP of sales

Acceleware, a developer of high-performance computing applications, hasappointed Shawn Lorenz as the vice president of sales for the company.

U.S. health IT spending to hit $10.8B in 2012

State and local governments' investments in Medicaid Management Information Systems as well as health IT innovation, will drive vertical growth for health IT spending from $6.9 billion in 2007 to $10.8 billion in 2012, according to a December 2007 report published by market research firm Input. 

Medsphere names McMullen as VP of engineering

Medsphere Systems, a provider of open source-based EHR systems andservices, has appointed of Scott McMullen as vice president ofengineering.

Reconstructions, protocols aid virtual bronchoscopy

Virtual bronchoscopy (VB) has been in use for the past decade. Advances in CT scanner technology, particularly the deployment of 64-slice systems, have seen greater interest in the procedure. However, quality images of the lung and airways using this technique require careful attention to scanning protocols and reconstruction techniques, according to a recent article published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

CT colonoscopy: 3D endoluminal measurement advantageous for determining polyp size

Determining the true size of a polyp found during a CT colonoscopy procedure is of considerable clinical importance, because the size of the polyp serves as a rough indicator of the risk of carcinoma. Polyp size measured on 3D endoluminal views with CT colonography is substantially affected by the threshold value for surface rendering, according to a recent article published in the journal Radiology.

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