Search Tag: diagnostic accuracy
2024 28 Feb
In a ESR/EFSUMB joint session chaired by Caroline Ewertsen (Denmark) and Paul S. Sidhu (UK), lecturers presented the latest advances in small parts multiparametric ultrasound (MPUS) examinations. Maija Radzina (Latvia) concluded the discussions with an outline of future perspectives for AI applications in MPUS. What is the available evidence...Read more
2023 23 Jun
Isala overcomes daily challenges with contextflow ADVANCE Chest CT More patients in the healthcare system - that's what healthcare economists predict – and that means more radiological examinations and findings. "If the predictions come true, we will have to become more efficient in what we do. I see artificial intelligence (AI) as part of...Read more
2019 26 Aug
Enhanced diagnostic accuracy of screening mammography with the use of Artificial Intelligence Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women, with an estimated incidence of 560,000 cases in 2018, in Europe. 1 The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that 627,000 women worldwide, 2 out of which 150.0002 only in Europe, died from...Read more
2019 11 Jul
Affidea and ScreenPoint Medical announced a strategic partnership to streamline and improve the clinical performance of screening mammography and drive the earlier detection of breast cancer. The partnership will leverage Affidea’s growing footprint in the European breast imaging marketplace and will provide a unique opportunity for ScreenPoint...Read more
2019 22 Feb
CEUS for children, ultrasound simulation and gamification models for training and education, EFSUMB initiatives. Prof. Sidhu, EFSUMB president, talks to Healthmanagement.org about his ECR 2019 presentations: using ultrasound simulation models as tools for training and education, the greatest potential in combining ultrasound with contrast-enhanced...Read more
2019 22 Feb
The foremost expert in critical care ultrasound on the value of natural vs artificial intelligence in medicine. Ultrasound is a tool like no other in medicine. Most importantly, because it is a work of the hand and the eye, combining the art of reasoning, common sense (that is, intelligence), it provides a unique opportunity for the physician...Read more
2019 22 Feb
Review of some state-of-the-art applications of artificial intelligence on mammography and MRI. Computer aided imaging is not novel, having been around for 50 years. Developments have boosted the accuracy of computer-based analysis and breast imaging is at the forefront, as large databases are available, and radiologists tasks on images are...Read more
2018 07 Nov
“At Affidea, the scale of our operation gives us unique capabilities in AI, including rich data sets which we can use to drive forward innovations in patient care both internally and with our partners. We want to help create a future where healthcare professionals can devote their time to doing what they do best – delivering the best possible care...Read more
2018 04 Sep
The American College of Radiology (ACR) convened a cross-speciality, multidisciplinary technical expert panel to identify and define new measures for quality improvement. In addition to developing measures that address areas most in need of performance improvement, the expert panel evaluated existing ACR measures to identify measurement gaps and...Read more