Deep Learning

Deep-Learning Tool Helps Identify Patients with Cirrhosis

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have developed a deep-learning (DL) approach that can identify patients with cirrhosis using clinical text in EHRs, according to a study...

AI Model Enables Alzheimer’s Disease Detection from Brain MRIs

by Mark Melchionna

Published in PLOS ONE, a recent study described how a team of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) developed and validated an artificial intelligence (AI) model, specifically a...

ChatGPT Passes US Medical Licensing Exam Without Clinician Input

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and AnsibleHealth, a technology-enabled medical practice providing care to medically complex chronic respiratory disease patients, found in a...

AI Algorithm Can Support Radiologists in Identifying Bowel Issues

by Mark Melchionna

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open described the development and use of a deep-learning algorithm that could help radiologists differentiate between colon carcinoma (CC) and acute...

DL Tool Triages Chest Pain Patients, Predicts Adverse Outcomes

by Shania Kennedy

A new study published this week in Radiology shows that a deep-learning (DL) model may help improve care for patients who arrive at the hospital with acute chest pain. According to the news release,...

Deep-Learning Tool Can Predict Lung Cancer Risk Within Six Years

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Mass General Brigham and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a deep-learning (DL) tool that can predict the risk of lung cancer for individuals with or...

Deep-Learning Model Identifies Lung Cancer Risk Using Chest X-rays

by Shania Kennedy

In a recent study, researchers validated a deep-learning (DL) model to predict lung cancer risk using chest radiographs and EMR data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that...

Deep-Learning Model Can Detect Disease-Causing Mosaic Mutations

by Mark Melchionna

Published in Nature Biotechnology, researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children’s Institute described the creation of a deep-learning model that...

Foundation Models Could Help Advance AI in Healthcare

by Shania Kennedy

In a blog post published last week, experts from Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) discussed the opportunities provided by foundation models for AI...

Deep-Learning Mammography Models at Risk of Poor Generalizability

by Shania Kennedy

A study published last month in JAMA Network Open found that a previously validated, high-performing ensemble of deep-learning (DL) models for automated mammography interpretation did not generalize to...

Deep-Learning Model Assists Researchers in Obtaining Useable EHR Data

by Mark Melchionna

With the goal of identifying a more efficient method of deciphering clinical notes, researchers from MIT described how a deep-learning model helped clean up her data, leading to information extraction...

Deep Learning Predicts Heart Disease, Stroke Death Risk Using Single X-ray

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a deep-learning model that uses a single chest X-ray to predict the 10-year risk of death from a...

Deep-Learning Assessment of Liver Fat Identifies Risk of Severe COVID-19

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers from Emory University and University Hospitals (UH) Cleveland have developed a deep learning (DL)-based liver fat assessment tool which shows that patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver...

AI Clinical Decision Support Tool Predicts Risk of Diabetes Complications

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers at the University of Houston (UH) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based clinical decision support tool that leverages deep learning (DL) to predict which patients are more...

Cedars-Sinai Develops AI to Improve Accuracy of Heart Condition Detection

by Shania Kennedy

Researchers in the Division of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine at Cedars-Sinai have developed artificial intelligence (AI) models that improve quality and accuracy in heart imaging, predicting...

Deep-Learning Algorithm Can Detect Cancer Spread Following Surgery

by Mark Melchionna

A study conducted by ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group found that using a deep-learning algorithm that leverages standard computed tomography (CT) scan images showed promise in assessing cancer spread...

Deep-Learning Tool May Facilitate Monkeypox, Skin Disease Identification

by Shania Kennedy

A study published this month in the Journal of Medical Systems shows that a deep learning (DL)-based mobile application can accurately identify monkeypox infection using images of skin lesions. On...

Artificial Intelligence Model Can Support Rare Disease Diagnoses, Treatment

by Mark Melchionna

Investigators from the Mahmood Lab at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that an artificial intelligence (AI) model, known as Self-Supervised Image Search for Histology...

Data Science Tools Can Help Boost Speed, Quality of MRI Reconstruction

by Mark Melchionna

Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), new research findings from the University of Minnesota indicate that the use of data science...

Google Deep Learning Model Detects Tuberculosis On Par With Radiologists

by Shania Kennedy

New research published this week in the journal Radiology found that a deep-learning (DL) system developed by Google performs on par with radiologists at detecting active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB)...