Search Tag: algorithms
Connecting Data through Crowdsourcing for AI Development
2019 13 Nov
Large data sets are essential in developing artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and tools for use in healthcare. Presagen, an AI medical imaging company in Australia, is banking on crowdsourcing in hopes of connecting data from clinics globally to create AI solutions that are scalable and at low cost. AI developers often rely on localised... Read more
Engaging with Artificial Intelligence
2019 23 Oct
Artificial intelligence's growing applications in radiology are leading to transformative change in this field of medicine. With this surge in AI implementation, there is also a growing sense of helplessness among radiological professionals, which should not be the case, according to researchers at three Canadian institutions. As frontline healthcare... Read more
#ACR2019: AI-LAB™ democratising radiology AI
2019 10 Apr
A new initiative launched by the ACR Data Science Institute aims to empower radiologists to develop artificial intelligence ( AI ) algorithms at their own institutions, with the use of their own patient data, t o meet their own clinical needs . The institute's ACR AI-LAB™ is a data science toolkit designed to help radiologists l earn... Read more
AI ethical-legal issues: CAR White Paper
2019 10 Apr
Artificial intelligence ( AI ) software that analyses medical images is becoming increasingly prevalent. However, the promise of AI as a tool for promoting and enhancing personalised medicine can only be fulfilled with access to large quantities of medical data from patients. This data could be used for purposes such as predicting disease, diagnosis,... Read more
Digitizing healthcare
2019 21 Jan
Affidea launches new digital tools in its network to improve patient experience and boost operations workflow. Affidea, the leading pan-European provider of advanced diagnostic imaging, outpatient and cancer care services, has announced the launch of two new applications to drive forward the digitisation of its operations and increase productivity... Read more
Wake Radiology Launches EnvoyAI Platform in First-of-Kind Implementation
2018 30 May
Artificial intelligence platform provider, EnvoyAI , recently completed their first successful customer installation at Wake Radiology in Raleigh, North Carolina. Wake Radiology is using the platform to provide physicians access to EnvoyAI’s growing marketplace of over 53 Artificial Intelligence (AI) engines that may be applied to their medical... Read more
ATS 2017: Machine Learning May Help to Identify Sepsis Early
2017 24 May
Using electronic health records (EHRs) to identify patients in hospital at risk for sepsis is now possible using machine learning. Machine learning does not rely on rules, but is able to learn complex patterns in data without being programmed to do so. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Health System presented their study of a machine-learning... Read more
Algorithm Developed to Match Motor Vehicle Crash Victims to Best Place for Care
2016 21 May
Getting motor vehicle crash victims to the most appropriate healthcare facility may be easier in future, with the assistance of a computer algorithm developed by a team of biomechanical specialists and clinicians at Wake Forest University , Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The researchers developed the Occupant Transportation Decision Algorithm (OTDA)... Read more
Biomarker Guided Antibiotic Therapy: What’s New?
2016 11 Mar
The aim of the present review is to summarise the current evidence for the use of biomarkers in facilitating therapeutic decision-making by guiding and tailoring the prescription and the duration of antibiotic therapy. The main benefits of this strategy are a potential reduction of antibiotics overuse in critically ill patients. Overuse of antibiotics... Read more