Medical Imaging

New Artificial Intelligence System Can Help Predict Cardiac Arrests

by Mark Melchionna

To enhance the accuracy of predicting cardiac arrest, researchers from Johns Hopkins University created an artificial intelligence (AI) system based on raw images of patient hearts and data on their...

Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Heart Disease Diagnosis in Ultrasounds

by Mark Melchionna

Following the implementation of an artificial intelligence system into ultrasound procedures, researchers from the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) noticed a sharp increase in the...

WellSpan York Hospital Implements AI Imaging Solution

by Mark Melchionna

Pennsylvania-based WellSpan York Hospital has implemented Aidoc's artificial intelligence (AI) solution, which helps radiologists find imaging abnormalities that cannote be seen with the naked...

What Providers Can Do to Minimize AI-Based Image Reconstruction Risks

by Anuja Vaidya

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to reconstruct images from data obtained during magnetic resonance imaging, computerized tomography, or other types of scans. While AI has been shown to improve the quality of scans and...

Computer Vision Model Improved Quality of Head MRIs

by Mark Melchionna

Following the increased demand for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the shortage of radiologists in recent years, a study published in Medical Image Analysis shows how creating a computer vision...

Michigan Medicine Uses AI to Measure Aortic Growth

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Michigan Medicine researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence method of measuring aortic growth that can assist clinicians in identifying potentially fatal heart conditions...

Machine Learning Can Assist in Hip Fracture Classification

by Erin McNemar, MPA

A new machine-learning method used to identify and classify hip fractures has demonstrated its ability to outperform human clinicians. Two convolutional neural networks (CNNs) developed at the...

NC Health System Enters AI Partnership To Improve Care Coordination 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Cone Health, a nonprofit healthcare network serving patients in North Carolina, and Rad AI, a radiologist-led artificial intelligence company, announced the finalization of their partnership to...

Newly Developed Artificial Intelligence Method Evaluates Vision Loss 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

National Eye Institute researchers created and validated an artificial intelligence-based method to evaluate patients with Stargardt, an eye disease that can lead to childhood vision loss. The AI...

Using Machine Learning For Personalized Breast Cancer Screenings 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning and Health studied the use of machine learning to...

AI Detects Cancerous Lesions in Mammography Scans 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Duke University researchers have created an artificial intelligence platform to analyze potentially cancerous lesions in mammography scans and determine whether patients should...

Artificial Intelligence Provides Precise Treatment Recommendations 

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Case Western Reserve University researchers are using artificial intelligence to identify which patients with certain head and neck cancers would benefit from reducing the intensity of...

Using Artificial Intelligence to Identify Fractures on X-rays  

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to a study by Boston University School of Medicine researchers, artificial intelligence can assist clinicians in detecting fractures on x-rays.  “Our AI algorithm can...

Adopting AI to Improve Patient Outcomes, Cost Savings, Health Equality

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Healthcare executives are increasingly looking at artificial intelligence to improve patient outcomes, support cost savings, and promote health equality. According to the fourth annual Optum Survey on...

Artificial Intelligence Predicts COVID-19 Patients Needing ICU Care

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to researchers, artificial intelligence could assist doctors in allocating resources during the COVID-19 pandemic by identifying patients who require intensive care unit (ICU) treatment. A...

Study Reveals Myocarditis Due to COVID-19 Vaccine Subsides Quickly

by Erin McNemar, MPA

According to data analytics from a recent study, instances of myocarditis due to the COVID-19 vaccine are usually mild and subside quickly. Myocarditis has been noted as a rare side effect of the...

Grant Allows for AI Research to Improve Rectal Cancer Treatment Response

by Erin McNemar, MPA

With the support of a three-year, $755,000 grant from the US Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Case Western Reserve University researchers are testing...

Artificial Intelligence Technology Advances Heart Imaging

by Erin McNemar, MPA

New artificial intelligence technology for heart imaging could allow doctors to examine a patient’s heart for scar tissue while eliminating the need for contrast injections typically required in...

Deep Learning, AI Used to Advance X-ray Data Technology

by Erin McNemar, MPA

Scientists from the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are using deep learning and artificial intelligence strategies to upgrade the current Advanced Photon...

AI Technology Protects Algorithms, Improves Patient Care

by Erin McNemar, MPA

A team of researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is creating new artificial technology techniques that protect algorithms from vulnerabilities such as contaminated data, malicious attacks, or...