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. 

Eclipsys appoints executive vice president and CAO

Eclipsys Corp. has appointed John Adams as executive vice president and chief administrative officer (CAO) to oversee all administrative functions, including legal, corporate development, human resources, facilities, finance and investor relations.

Dynamic Imaging taps Leontiev

Dynamic Imaging has named Andrei Leontiev, MSCS, as project leader, information systems and interoperability.

Kodak's Health Imaging reorganizes executive management

Eastman Kodak Co.'s Health Imaging Group this week announced new responsibilities for several executives within the company's Health Imaging Group.

Cowen takes helm at CMS

Radiation treatment hardware and software developer CMS Inc. has appointed Andrew Cowen, a member of the company's Board of Directors for the past seven years, as president and CEO.

Planmed promotes Varjonen

Mammography equipment developer Planmed of Helsinki, Finland, has named Mari Lehtimaki Varjonen as clinical product manager.

Cassling names Cosimano VP of marketing

Cassling Diagnostic Imaging of Omaha, Neb., has promoted Lindsay Cosimano to vice president of marketing.

Misys taps Feth, names new chief marketing officer

Misys Healthcare Systems has appointed Betty Feth as president of the Homecare Systems group.

Stock options on Merge commence trading

Merge eFilm has announced that options on its stock have begun trading, effective Dec. 9, 2004.

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Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

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