Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

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Facebook, NYU continue collaboration to speed up medical imaging with AI

Facebook and the NYU School of Medicine made headlines back in August 2018 when they announced their plan to improve MRI times using AI.

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AI helps manage ‘tedious, lengthy’ image labeling process

Deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) can be trained to predict sequence types for brain MR images, according to new research published in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

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Why all AI strategies need an imaging informaticist

Discussions about AI and radiology often focus on the researchers who help develop the algorithms and radiologists themselves. But a new analysis published in Academic Radiology shines a light on another key role in the implementation of AI: the imaging informaticist.

3 AI systems detect TB better than radiologists

Deep learning neural networks can improve the detection of tuberculosis (TB) and provide health systems with considerable cost savings, according to new findings published in Scientific Reports.

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AI IDs brain hemorrhages at high level, bests 2 of 4 radiologists

AI can detect brain hemorrhages in CT scans more accurately than some radiologists, according to new findings published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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AI earns high marks for evaluating x-rays in ED setting

Deep learning algorithms can be trained to flag suspicious chest x-rays in an emergency department (ED) setting, according to new research published in Radiology.

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Radiologists, AI an accurate combination for detecting breast cancer

Working alongside machine learning technology can help radiologists detect more breast cancers, according to new findings published in IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging.

AI-powered radiation reduction solution gains FDA clearance

Sanford, Florida-based Omega Medical Imaging announced that its new FluoroShield radiation reduction system has received FDA approval.

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