Medical Imaging

Deep Learning Models Can Detect COVID-19 in Chest CT Scans

by Jessica Kent

Deep learning tools were able to identify COVID-19 in chest CT scans, indicating that artificial intelligence could enhance diagnosis of the virus, according to a study published in Nature...

How Medical Imaging is Boosting COVID-19 Detection, Prevention

by Jessica Kent

With nearly every healthcare organization working to better manage and stop the spread of COVID-19, many have turned to medical imaging and imaging analytics tools to improve detection and prevention...

Researchers Use AI to Predict Severe COVID-19-Related Illness

by Jessica Kent

NIH is funding a project that will use artificial intelligence to identify children at risk of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), an illness believed to be a severe complication of...

Artificial Intelligence Bests Clinicians in Flagging Prostate Cancer

by Jessica Kent

An artificial intelligence algorithm was able to identify prostate cancer from tissue slides significantly more accurately than expert pathologists and previous algorithms, according to a study...

NIH Launches AI, Medical Imaging Center to Combat COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

NIH has launched the Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center (MIDRC), which will utilize artificial intelligence and medical imaging to enhance COVID-19 detection and treatment. For more coronavirus...

New Machine Learning Approach Supports Patient Data Privacy

by Jessica Kent

A new technique enables clinicians to train machine learning models while preserving patient data privacy and could advance the field of brain imaging, according to a study published in Scientific...

ACR, RSNA Caution FDA Against Autonomous AI in Medical Imaging

by Jessica Kent

Despite the promise of artificial intelligence in medical imaging, the FDA currently cannot ensure the safety and efficacy of automated AI in the imaging field, according to comments from the American...

Enhancing Cervical Cancer Screenings with Artificial Intelligence

by Jessica Kent

The potential for artificial intelligence to advance medical imaging and radiology has been well-documented in healthcare research. From earlier detection and more accurate assessments, to less...

New Imaging Analytics Method May Boost Schizophrenia Treatment

by Jessica Kent

An innovative imaging analytics method helped researchers categorize subgroups of schizophrenia patients using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data, according to a study published in...

Machine Learning Network Determines Severity of Lung Cancer

by Jessica Kent

Researchers at Stanford University have developed a machine learning tool that can improve the interpretation of CT lung cancer images and determine the severity of the disease. Lung cancer is the...

Artificial Intelligence Could Speed COVID-19 Detection, Treatment

by Jessica Kent

Artificial intelligence has the potential to enhance the role of chest imaging and leverage large-scale data to quickly find solutions for detecting, containing, and treating COVID-19, according to a...

Artificial Intelligence Tool Identifies COVID-19 in CT Scans

by Jessica Kent

An artificial intelligence tool can quickly detect COVID-19 based on CT scans of the chest and patients’ clinical data, according to a study published in Nature Medicine. For more coronavirus...

Artificial Intelligence, Genomics Tools to Help Combat COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

To aid COVID-19 research efforts, NVIDIA has developed new artificial intelligence models, genomic sequencing software, and speech recognition technologies for the medical community. For more...

UPenn, Intel Partner to Use Machine Learning to Detect Brain Tumors

by Jessica Kent

The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine), Intel, and research institutions from around the world will partner to use a privacy-preserving machine learning...

RSNA Creates Medical Imaging Dataset for Machine Learning Research

by Jessica Kent

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has created a public medical imaging dataset of expert-annotated brain hemorrhage CT scans, leading to the development of machine learning algorithms...

Artificial Intelligence Can Help Radiologists Diagnose Lung Disease

by Jessica Kent

Using artificial intelligence technologies, radiologists could augment their ability to objectively evaluate and treat lung disease, according to a study published in the American Journal of...

Deep Learning Could Help Cancer Patients Avoid Tumor Biopsies

by Jessica Kent

A deep learning tool was able to identify a specific genetic mutation in a glioma tumor just by analyzing 3D brain images, with more than 97 percent accuracy. The findings indicate that in the future,...

Privacy Protection Key for Using Patient Data to Develop AI Tools

by Jessica Kent

Clinical data should be treated as a public good when used for research or artificial intelligence algorithm development, so long as patients’ privacy is protected, according to a report from the...

How Machine Learning is Transforming Clinical Decision Support Tools

by Jessica Kent

In the era of value-based healthcare, digital innovation, and big data, clinical decision support systems have become vital for organizations seeking to improve care delivery. Clinical decision support (CDS) tools have the ability to...

Artificial Intelligence Can Help Predict Cancer Therapy Response

by Jessica Kent

Applying artificial intelligence tools to standard CT scans could help predict tumor response in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to research published in Clinical...