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.

FDA clears AI screening tool for cardiac amyloidosis
Ultromics designed EchoGo Amyloidosis to evaluate routine echocardiogram results for signs of cardiac amyloidosis. It received the FDA's breakthrough device designation back in 2023.
Are providers too trusting of AI's advice?
“When we rely too much on whatever the computer tells us, that’s a problem."
Pairing an alert system with CAD software halves time-to-treatment for pneumothorax
By expediting communication between radiologists and referring providers when suspicious findings are identified, the system has great potential to improve clinical outcomes in real-world scenarios, authors of a new study in JACR suggest.
Deep learning reconstruction cuts radiation and contrast dose by half in aortic CTA exams
A new analysis in Academic Radiology dives into the importance of finding balance between reducing radiation exposure while maintaining image quality.
New study highlights the need to include more challenging datasets in AI training
A recent analysis of an already CE-marked, AI-based system that identifies pneumothorax on chest radiographs revealed a weak point in what has largely been considered a reliable support tool.

Where Quality Meets IT

When the American College of Cardiology meets this month in New Orleans, healthcare cost, quality and clinical excellence will be on the minds of all. And the importance of more effectively managing cardiology care-related images and information is at the core.

March 1, 2004

It's All in the Evidence: Decision Support in Radiology

Dr. Ramin Khorasani, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital, deployed evidence-based methodologies that have brought measuable - and impressive - results.

March 1, 2004

Meditech names new chairman of medical advisory board

Medical Information Technology Inc. (Meditech) welcomes Russel Ricci, MD, as chairman of the company's Medical Advisory Board.

February 26, 2004

Opus Healthcare Solutions names Boerum to VP post

Web-based clinical software company Opus Healthcare Solutions has named Cindy Boerum as its new vice president of sales and marketing.

February 19, 2004

Stentor names Otten as its new CEO

Stentor Inc. yesterday named Jeff Otten, former CEO of Brigham & Women's (B&W) Hospital, as the IT company's new CEO.

February 12, 2004

Merge eFilm's Simon named co-chair of international standards committee

Dwight Simon, medical standards director and senior integration specialist at Merge eFilm, has been elected as the co-chair of the DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) Standards Committee.

February 5, 2004

John Monahan promoted to vice president of corporate sales

Swissray International Inc. has promoted John Monahan to the post of vice president of corporate accounts.

February 5, 2004

Daou Systems names Roberts as new CFO

Daou Systems Inc. has named John A. Roberts as CFO.

February 5, 2004

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.

Cardiovascular Business

‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.

Cardiovascular Business

FDA clears AI tool that flags signs of heart disease in chest CT scans

The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic screening in mind. It can evaluate many different kinds of CT images, including those originally gathered to screen patients for lung cancer.

Artificial Intelligence

FDA clears AI screening tool for cardiac amyloidosis

Are providers too trusting of AI's advice?

Pairing an alert system with CAD software halves time-to-treatment for pneumothorax

Deep learning reconstruction cuts radiation and contrast dose by half in aortic CTA exams

New study highlights the need to include more challenging datasets in AI training

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