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. 

Deep learning technique used to detect glaucoma

A deep learning technique was able to detect glaucoma with more accuracy than traditional approaches, according to a recent study conducted by IBM and New York University scientists.

November 2, 2018
Danish researchers reported in Radiology that an artificial intelligence system was able to interpret more than 114,000 screening mammograms using a reading protocol with high sensitivity and specificity.

Deep-learning model accurately assesses mammographic breast density

A deep-learning (DL) algorithm was able to assess mammographic breast density at the level of an experienced mammographer, according to a study published in Radiology.

October 30, 2018
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The Workspace of the Future: Making Breast Imaging Work Flow

Sponsored by Sectra

PACS is powering better workflow in breast imaging, transforming the way breast imaging radiologists read studies and interact with one another by improving physician efficiency, accuracy and saving time. Metrics matter in healthcare today and now excellent efficiency, productivity, quality of care and provider and patient satisfaction are measures of success that belong together in the pursuit of better breast imaging.

October 26, 2018

VNAbling PACS Unites Cardiology and Radiology to the Benefit of Many

Sponsored by Sectra

Having been in the Sectra PACS fold since 2004, members of the radiology department at six-hospital CoxHealth in Springfield, Mo., didn’t need much convincing to “VNAble” their existing system so it could handle cardiology workflows on top of their own.

October 26, 2018

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.

August 2, 2018

Konica Minolta Introduces AeroRemote Insights: Interactive Analytic and Business Intelligence Reporting for Radiology

Wayne, NJ, June 5, 2018 – Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc., a recognized leader in medical imaging systems and healthcare IT, announces the introduction of AeroRemote™ Insights, a cloud-based, business intelligence and analytics solution that delivers detailed information on asset utilization, department workflow and efficiency, system health and more. AeroRemote Insights provides daily performance data in intuitive visual formats that managers can utilize to optimize department performance and manage digital radiography assets. This new service also enables managers to act on urgent situations immediately and respond to usage trends intelligently.

June 7, 2018
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Q&A: In a Flash: How to Build an Enterprise Imaging AI Infrastructure

Sponsored by Pure Storage

Building the infrastructure to support the accelerating adoption of AI in healthcare is the mission of Pure Storage and its FlashBlade technology, an all-flash scale-out object-based solution that can expand to petabytes of capacity. As Esteban Rubens says, infrastructure to power AI, machine learning and deep learning needs to be effortless, efficient and evergreen to ensure success today and into the future. Here’s how.

May 9, 2018
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When Do We Add AI to Radiology Training Programs?

Sponsored by Pure Storage

When it comes to teaching new dogs new tricks, radiology training programs need to be thinking about updating their curricula and preparing for both the short- and the long-term effects of AI and machine learning, according to “Toward Augmented Radiologists,” a new commentary published online in March in Academic Radiology.

May 9, 2018

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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