Artificial Intelligence
May 25, 2022
Automating Stress Echo May 25, 2022
A new JACC study showed that Ultromics’ EchoGo Pro AI solution can accurately classify stress echocardiograms, while improving clinician performance with a particularly challenging and operator-dependent exam.
Artificial Intelligence
May 22, 2022
Imaging AI’s Unseen Potential May 22, 2022
Amid the dozens of imaging AI papers and presentations that came out over the last few weeks were three new studies highlighting how much “unseen” information AI can extract from medical images, and the massive impact this information could have.
Artificial Intelligence
May 18, 2022
AI-Assisted Radiographers May 18, 2022
A new study provided what might be the first insights into whether AI might allow radiographers to independently read lung cancer screening exams. This is the type of study that makes some radiologists uncomfortable, but its results suggest that rads’ role in lung cancer screening remains very secure.
Molecular Imaging
May 15, 2022
BAMF & United Imaging’s Precision Medicine Milestone May 15, 2022
BAMF Health took a big step in its precision medicine strategy, installing United Imaging’s uEXPLORER total-body PET/CT scanner as it prepares to open its theranostics treatment center.
Radiologists
May 11, 2022
The Radiologist Skill Gap May 11, 2022
A new Stanford study revealed that diagnostic variations are largely due to differences in radiologist skill levels, suggesting that physician skill gaps might represent a major source of healthcare waste, and warning that efforts to standardize care could lead to even worse results.
Breast Imaging
May 8, 2022
iSono Health’s Wearable Breast Ultrasound May 8, 2022
iSono Health announced the FDA clearance of its ATUSA automated wearable 3D breast ultrasound system, a first-of-its-kind device that taps into some of the biggest trends in imaging.
Cardiac Imaging
May 4, 2022
Chest Pain Implications May 4, 2022
The major cardiac imaging societies weighed-in on the AHA/ACC’s new Chest Pain Guidelines, highlighting the notable shifts coming to cardiac imaging, and the adjustments they could require. The cardiac CT and MRI societies took a victory lap, highlighting CCTA and CMR’s now-greater role in chest pain diagnosis, while forecasting that the new guideline will bring: […]
Cardiac Imaging
May 1, 2022
Chest CT’s Untapped Potential May 1, 2022
A new study out of Toronto General Hospital highlighted the largely-untapped potential of non-gated chest CT CAC scoring, and the significant impact it could have with widespread adoption.
Radiology Reporting
April 27, 2022
Radiology’s Smart New Deal April 27, 2022
A new Journal of Digital Imaging editorial proposed a complete overhaul of how radiology reports are designed and distributed, in a way that should make sense to radiology outsiders but might make some folks within radiology uncomfortable.
Cardiac Imaging
April 24, 2022
Cleerly’s Downstream Effect April 24, 2022
Cleerly, coronary CTA, CTA AI, myocardial perfusion imaging, MPI, invasive angiography
Patient Engagement
April 20, 2022
NYU’s Video Reporting Experiment April 20, 2022
A new AJR study out of NYU just provided what might be the first significant insights into how patient-friendly video reports might impact radiologists and patients. Leveraging a new Visage 7 video feature and 3D rendering from Siemens Healthineers, NYU organized a four-month study that encouraged and evaluated patient-centered video reports (w/ simple video + […]
Artificial Intelligence
April 17, 2022
Who Owns LVO AI? April 17, 2022
The FDA’s public “reminder” that studies analyzed by AI-based LVO detection tools (CADt) still require radiologist interpretation became one of hottest stories in radiology last week, and although many of us didn’t realize, it made a big statement about how AI-based coordination is changing the way care teams and radiologists work together.