Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

AI classifies low- and high-risk prostate cancer

A new framework combining machine learning and radiomics will help distinguish between low- and high-risk prostate cancer, according to new research published in Scientific Reports.

February 11, 2019

AI among top growth opportunities for precision medical imaging

As the healthcare industry shifts to providing more personalized care, the precision medical imaging market could see tremendous growth thanks to new technologies, such as AI and deep learning, clinical decision support software, sensors, 3D printing and precision analytics, according to a report from Frost & Sullivan.

February 8, 2019

AI shows female brains are 3.8 years younger than male counterparts

An AI algorithm helped determine adult women’s brains are, on average, a few years younger than the brains of males of the same age, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

February 7, 2019

AI classifies pediatric elbow abnormalities with 88% accuracy

A deep learning model classified acute and nonacute pediatric elbow abnormalities on radiographs in trauma with 88 percent accuracy, according to new research published in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence

February 6, 2019

AI for image analysis named top digital health technology for 2019

AI for image analysis is predicted to be the top digital health technology for 2019 based on a survey of healthcare professionals, according to Forbes.

February 5, 2019

AI diagnoses lung cancers in 20 seconds

Russian researchers and radiologists have developed AI software that can distinguish and subsequently mark lung cancers on a CT scan within 20 seconds. 

February 4, 2019
Money

Funding for medical imaging AI companies tops $1.2B

Companies developing machine-learning solutions for medical imaging have received more than $1.2 billion in capital investments since 2014, according to a report by Signify Research.

January 31, 2019

AI algorithm IDs wrist fractures with 98% sensitivity

Researchers have trained an AI algorithm to identify and locate radius and ulna fractures on wrist radiographs with 98 percent sensitivity and 73 percent specificity, on a per study basis. Their findings were published in the Radiological Society of North America’s new journal Radiology: Artificial Intelligence.

January 31, 2019

Around the web

U.S. health systems are increasingly leveraging digital health to conduct their operations, but how health systems are using digital health in their strategies can vary widely.

When human counselors are unavailable to provide work-based wellness coaching, robots can substitute—as long as the workers are comfortable with emerging technologies and the machines aren’t overly humanlike.

A vendor that supplies EHR software to public health agencies is partnering with a health-tech startup in the cloud-communications space to equip state and local governments for managing their response to the COVID-19 crisis.

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