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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AI software cuts long radiation therapy planning process to just 20 minutes

A team at the University of Toronto has successfully developed artificial intelligence (AI) that helps automate the radiation therapy planning process, potentially saving radiologists from several days of work on just one patient.

Global market for AI in medical imaging expected to top $2B by 2023

The global market for artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging is expected to see significant growth in the years ahead, topping $2 billion by 2023, according to a new report from Signify Research.

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RSNA outlines numerous AI, machine learning initiatives

RSNA announced Wednesday, August 1, that it has big plans for educating members about artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for 2018 and beyond.

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What are Twitter users saying about AI in radiology? 3 key takeaways

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an immensely popular topic in radiology, sparking countless discussions and debates about whether it will give radiologists a new tool for providing high-quality patient care or end up replacing them altogether.

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Q&A: Sham Sokka on how radiologists can leverage AI to minimize patient no-shows

Sham Sokka, PhD, has spent the bulk of his career in radiology, where he’s worked for 15 years with a range of clients to shape and customize imaging modalities, workflows and software.

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AI research on photo quality could work wonders for medical imaging

Researchers have shown that they can use artificial intelligence (AI) to restore low-quality photos by exposing a neural network to only other low-quality photos, according to work presented at the International Conference on Machine Learning in Stockholm.

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AI in radiology: 3 key ethical issues the specialty must address

As the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to grow in radiology, the specialty must come together to re-examine its ethics and code of behavior, according to a new commentary published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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CAD system uses deep learning to detect, segment, classify masses from mammograms

Researchers have developed a fully integrated computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system that detects, segments and classifies masses from mammograms using deep learning and a deep convolutional neural network (CNN), according to a new study published by the International Journal of Medical Informatics.

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The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.

And it can do so with almost 100% accuracy as a first reader, according to a new large-scale analysis.

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.