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Virtual Comprehensive cardiac CT: CTP and CT FFR workshop
2022 12 Nov
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Questions to Ask About Chatbots
2020 28 Jul
The application of conversational agents (CAs, or chatbots) in healthcare is just beginning, but there are a number of c linical, legal, and ethical aspects to be considered by clinicians and organisations. You might also like: Chatbot Use in Mental Health: Decisive Factors The COVID-19 pandemic has been a catalyst... Read more
Clinical AI Needs Dedicated Department
2020 26 Jul
Despite extensive theoretical research in the field of medical artificial intelligence (AI), few developed models are evaluated on patients and implemented, which creates a gap between expectations and concrete penetrations of AI. A dedicated clinical AI department may help to bring the two sides closer, an article in BMJ Health & Care Informatics... Read more
Nordic Cardiac Imaging (NCI)
2020 21 Apr
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Radiomics Model Betters Radiologists in Lesions Categorisation
2019 29 Oct
A mammography-based radiomics model, developed by Chinese scientists with the use of machine learning, can distinguish malignant from benign calcifications – with better accuracy than trained radiologists. The radiomic nomogram has the potential to be used as a diagnostic tool in clinical practice, helping to individualise care at reduced costs,... Read more
A primer on next generation sequencing data analytics
2019 22 May
Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is rapidly becoming more and more standardised in terms of sequencing techniques. With Precision Medicine coming into the clinical forefront, it is important to know the steps and possibilities associated with Next-Generation Sequencing techniques. Introduction Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) is... Read more
Future of ultrasound Ed: gamification & VR
2019 13 Feb
Executive Summary Prof. Paul Sidhu , President of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology ( EFSUMB ), shares with Healthmanagement.org a preview of his presentations at the forthcoming ECR 2019 . The use of ultrasound simulation models as tools in training and education is among the important... Read more
Latest AI applications in breast imaging
2019 06 Feb
Executive Summary In this article to appear in HealthManagement the Journal on 22 February 2019, authors Jonas Teuwen , Nikita Moriakov and Ritse Mann present a review of some state-of-the-art applications of artificial intelligence ( AI ) on mammography and magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ). While computer aided imaging is not... Read more
AI powers radiologists
2019 06 Feb
Executive Summary Artificial intelligence ( AI ) is clearly the new trend in automation. This article, "The AI-powered radiologist" , authored by Dr. María Jesús Díaz Candamio , a radiologist at the Servicio de Radiología, Hospital Universitario de A Coruña (Spain), highlights the advances in AI technology that will propel a revolution in... Read more
Point-of-care ultrasound: the eyes and hands our forefathers never imagined
2019 15 Jan
Ultrasound is a vital tool for vascular surgeons in the 21st century. Dr Fidel Fernández Quesada , a sixth-generation vascular surgeon and associate professor at the University of Granada, Spain, describes the difference it has made to his clinical practice and reflects on what his forefathers would have made of such technological advancement.... Read more