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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AMA: Industry must level the playing field to unlock potential of AI

Before the true potential of new technologies like AI can be realized, the healthcare industry must first address health disparities and implicit bias many patients face, American Medical Association (AMA) President-Elect Patrice A. Harris, MD, said in a recent viewpoint article.

AI-powered robotic animals comfort dementia patients

A VA nursing home in Albany, New York, is using robotic animals with built-in AI to comfort patients with dementia, according to a report by WNYT News.

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Duke researchers use AI chatbots to bring maternal, mental health tools to Kenya

Two Duke research teams are taking advantage of the sudden rise of AI in healthcare by using chatbots to provide information about maternal health and mental health tools to women in Kenya.

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Facial gestures, AI moves motorized wheelchair

Moving a motorized wheelchair typically involves operating a joystick or using sensors. That may soon change after Hoobox Robotics, a Brazil-based technology company, teamed up with Intel to create software that uses AI to help the disabled drive motorized wheelchairs with facial expressions, according to a report by USA Today.

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$3.5M granted to develop robotic system to treat brain tumors

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $3.5 million grant to help researchers develop a robotic system that “destroys” metastatic brain tumors with high-intensity therapeutic ultrasound and real-time imaging.

AI robots making big impact in elderly care

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way healthcare providers care for elderly patients through a variety of new AI-powered solutions. One tool that’s making a big splash in the field is the robotic helper, according to a report by Forbes.

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AI robots to help reduce emergency room wait times

A University of Toronto professor believes artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics will play a key role in streamlining healthcare delivery for patients, and hopes a new AI robot can lead the way.

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Mayo Clinic teams up with VR training platform

The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is partnering with FundamentalVR, a virtual reality (VR) training and data analysis technology platform in London, to develop several surgical VR simulation and educational products.

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