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. 

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3 can't-miss AI sessions at RSNA 2019

RSNA 2019, the world’s largest radiology conference, kicks off at Chicago’s McCormick Place on Sunday, Dec. 1. This year's show promises to include more AI content than ever before.

November 13, 2019

AI-powered imaging solution from Hologic gains FDA approval

Hologic has received FDA approval of its AI-based solution designed to speed up interpretation times for digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams.

November 12, 2019

Deep learning could be a game-changer for interpreting cardiac MRI exams

Deep learning techniques have shown potential to change cardiac MRI forever, according to a new analysis published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. However, the authors wrote, it is also important to remember deep learning’s current limitations.

November 7, 2019

RadNet announces new AI partnership focused on breast cancer imaging

RadNet has announced a new partnership with Santa Clara, California-based Whiterabbit.ai to improve mammography screening rates and breast cancer care through the use of AI and other advanced technologies.

November 7, 2019

As AI continues to evolve, radiologists must once again embrace change

Healthcare technology is constantly changing, something radiologists know all too well. And while some within the specialty have expressed fear or concern over the continued rise of AI, a new commentary in Clinical Radiology noted that it’s all par for the course—and radiologists must rise to the occasion yet again.

November 4, 2019

Facebook, NYU continue collaboration to speed up medical imaging with AI

Facebook and the NYU School of Medicine made headlines back in August 2018 when they announced their plan to improve MRI times using AI.

October 30, 2019
Safety information for patients taking Aduhelm has been updated by the FDA to include the addition of two MRI scans during the first year of treatment. #alzheimers #alzheimerstreatment

AI helps manage ‘tedious, lengthy’ image labeling process

Deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) can be trained to predict sequence types for brain MR images, according to new research published in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

October 28, 2019
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been one of the biggest stories in healthcare for years, but many clinicians still remain unsure about how, exactly, they should be using AI to help their patients. A new analysis in European Heart Journal explored that exact issue, providing cardiology professionals with a step-by-step breakdown of how to get the most out of this potentially game-changing technology.

Why all AI strategies need an imaging informaticist

Discussions about AI and radiology often focus on the researchers who help develop the algorithms and radiologists themselves. But a new analysis published in Academic Radiology shines a light on another key role in the implementation of AI: the imaging informaticist.

October 24, 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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