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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SIIM19: Is radiology’s data problem hurting AI?

In order to properly train and validate algorithms, developers need high volumes of quality-labeled data. But such datasets are not easy to obtain.

AI analysis of CCTA bests CAD-RADS in predicting heart attacks, deaths

Predictions of heart attacks and deaths based on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) are more accurate when made using an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm than with the Coronary Artery Disease Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS) or other risk assessment methods.

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AI may help radiologists reduce missed breast cancer cases

“In a scenario where double reading at screening mammography is not available…we believe that the use of this model as a second reader could be beneficial,” wrote researchers in a new study published by Radiology.

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AI in radiology—download it in the app store

You can find just about anything in an app store. Soon, that may include artificial intelligence applications for radiologists, as a recent Harvard Business Review article suggested.

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AI best used as second opinion to help radiologists classify ground glass opacities

Artificial neural networks (ANNs) can help radiologists classify pure ground glass opacities (GGOs), according to a new study published in Clinical Imaging. But they shouldn't rely solely on AI-produced findings.

X-ray histotomography offers new insight into diseases

A new three-dimensional (3D) tissue imaging technique can help scientists noninvasively study cells and may lead to improved treatments for a variety of diseases, according to research published in eLife.

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AI helps radiologists detect brain aneurysms

“Search for an aneurysm is one of the most labor-intensive and critical tasks radiologists undertake,” said co-senior author Kristen Yeom, MD, associate professor of radiology at Stanford University.

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AI approach reduces CT radiation, produces high-quality images

A new deep learning approach lowered radiation exposure from CT imaging while producing higher quality scans compared to traditional iterative reconstruction techniques, according to research published in Nature Machine Intelligence.

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