Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a crucial component of healthcare to help augment physicians and make them more efficient. In medical imaging, it is helping radiologists more efficiently manage PACS worklists, enable structured reporting, auto detect injuries and diseases, and to pull in relevant prior exams and patient data. In cardiology, AI is helping automate tasks and measurements on imaging and in reporting systems, guides novice echo users to improve imaging and accuracy, and can risk stratify patients. AI includes deep learning algorithms, machine learning, computer-aided detection (CAD) systems, and convolutional neural networks. 

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How VR can encourage more adults to get their flu shots

Virtual reality (VR) simulations could help improve flu vaccination rates, according to new findings published in Vaccine.

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VR making a big impact on palliative care

Healthcare providers are starting to use virtual reality (VR) headsets more and more for patient care, providing moments of escape for individuals who need them the most.

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Researchers using AI to study astronauts during space travel

One out-of-this-world use for AI involves measuring the body compositions of astronauts.

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Blockchain specialists raise $200M in Series C funding

Ripple, a San Francisco-based technology company focused on blockchain, has raised $200 million in Series C funding.

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YouTube, Robert Downey Jr. team up for original series about AI

YouTube has launched an original series about AI with a little help from one of Marvel’s Avengers.

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‘It transports you to a safe place’: VR helps veterans manage chronic pain

At Tampa-based James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, veterans are being given VR headsets so they can experience a much more relaxing environment, one that isn’t full of pain and discomfort.

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How empathy could help AI systems interact with patients

Should AI systems be empathetic? That’s the question asked—and discussed at length—in this new analysis.

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FDA grants AI algorithm for heart failure Breakthrough Device designation

Eko, a San Francisco-based healthcare technology company, announced that its ECG-based algorithm for heart failure has been granted a Breakthrough Device designation by the FDA.

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