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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Vital Images unveils new applications

Vital Images showcased new enhancements to its Vitrea 4.0 andVitalConnect 4.1 software as well as the debut of  Vital EP, a newelectrophysiology planning application, during the 2007 RadiologicalSociety of North America (RSNA) conference in Chicago last month.

TeraRecon features new workflow technologies

TeraRecon unveiled new workflow technologies—Workflow Templates andWorkflow Scenes—as part of its Aquarius iNtuition platform at the 2007Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.

Siemens showcases new MRI, advanced visualization offerings

Siemens Medical Solutions introduced a new MRI platform, the 1.5-Tesla Magnetom Essenza, and its syngo advanced visualization technology at this year’s Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual conference.

GE offers new imaging capabilities

GE Healthcare demonstrated its Signa HDx 3 Tesla system, showcased aportfolio of solutions for breast MRI studies, unveiled newtechnologies for its PET/CT systems, and highlighted advancedvisualization applications at RSNA 2007 conference in Chicago lastmonth.

Invivo unveils more breast imaging advancements

The Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) 93rd scientificassembly and annual meeting in Chicago last month provided anopportunity for Invivo to show some of its mammography solutionsavailable and some in the making.

HHS chief pushes Congress to health IT and EHR adoption

 The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Chairman MikeLeavitt has released a statement regarding the benefits of adoptingnationwide health IT policies: “The benefits of utilizing healthinformation technology for keeping EHRs and other purposes are clear.This technology will produce a higher quality of care, while reducingmedical costs and errors, which kill more Americans each year thanhighway accidents, breast cancer or AIDS.”

Speech recognition demonstrates fewer errors than transcribed reports

 One of the objections to the implementation of speech recognitionsoftware in a radiology practice is that it generates more errors thantraditional transcription methods. According to a scientificpresentation at the 93rd scientific assembly and annual meeting of theRadiological Society of North America (RSNA), the opposite is true:transcribed reports show higher error rates than automated speechrecognition applications.

Web app helps clear hung reports

 One of the truisms in management is that a small percentage of theworkload takes a disproportionately large amount of time to complete.In diagnostic imaging, so-called “hung” studies—cases that are stalledin the system—represent an almost insignificant proportion of totalimaging volume, yet their disposition requires significant effort toresolve.

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