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.

Imaging startup Ezra hopes to launch 15-minute, $500 whole-body MRI by 2026
The New York-based healthcare AI firm has scored U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Ezra Flash, a class 2 medical device.
Imaging industry lobbying group criticizes FDA staffing cuts
The list reportedly included the agency's head of medical device safety and 10 of the 40 staffers tasked with reviewing imaging devices.
Embracing the future: James Min left academia to push for a paradigm shift in preventive cardiology
James Min, MD, Cleerly's founder and CEO, changed careers to address what he saw as a major unmet need in cardiology.
Data-sharing startup Avandra Imaging raises nearly $18M from top health systems, others
The company seeks to “organize the world’s medical images,” serving as a data marketplace for biopharma firms, researchers, physicians and AI companies.
GE HealthCare taps Enlitic for large-scale imaging data migration plans
The duo announced the partnership on Monday, stating that the collaboration marks “a shift in how healthcare institutions approach data.”

Imaging startup Ezra hopes to launch 15-minute, $500 whole-body MRI by 2026

The New York-based healthcare AI firm has scored U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Ezra Flash, a class 2 medical device.

Imaging industry lobbying group criticizes FDA staffing cuts

The list reportedly included the agency's head of medical device safety and 10 of the 40 staffers tasked with reviewing imaging devices.

Video of James Min, MD, explaining the future of cardiac care using CT and AI plaque analysis to create a personalized and more accurate cardiac risk assessment, similar to a mammogram for the heart.

Embracing the future: James Min left academia to push for a paradigm shift in preventive cardiology

James Min, MD, Cleerly's founder and CEO, changed careers to address what he saw as a major unmet need in cardiology.

Data-sharing startup Avandra Imaging raises nearly $18M from top health systems, others

The company seeks to “organize the world’s medical images,” serving as a data marketplace for biopharma firms, researchers, physicians and AI companies.

data standardization Enlitic enterprise imaging

GE HealthCare taps Enlitic for large-scale imaging data migration plans

The duo announced the partnership on Monday, stating that the collaboration marks “a shift in how healthcare institutions approach data.”

Man vs. Machine artificial intelligence AI

Radiologists debate the merits of AI for work list triage in emergency settings

Physicians with two academic institutions made their cases in dueling opinion pieces published in the American Journal of Roentgenology Wednesday.

Radiology artificial intelligence firm Harrison.ai raises $112M, opens US office

The Australian company offers Annalise Enterprise CXR, which leaders believe is the most comprehensive decision aid for X-ray reading, able to identify up to 124 findings.

Radiology practice SimonMed Imaging launches breast AI program charging $40 a pop

The Scottsdale, Arizona-based practice follows in the footsteps of RadNet, which has generated millions in revenue from its own artificial intelligence program.

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‘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.