Search Tag: machine learning algorithms

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How-to-improve-diagnostic-ai-in-medicine

2021 08 Nov

The University of Johannesburg recently publicised a study published in Informatics in Medicine Unlocked examining how to improve machine learning (ML) algorithms for healthcare use. Algorithms can better identify healthy individuals since they are often trained on ‘unbalanced’ datasets containing more healthy than sick individuals. Since fewer data...Read more

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Automated-triaging-of-mris-rules-out-cancer-in-dense-breasts

2021 08 Oct

Mammography provides early detection when breast cancer treatments are more successful. Unfortunately, mammography is less sensitive in women with dense than with fatty breast tissue. This is unfortunate because the breast cancer risk is three- to six times higher in dense rather than fatty breast tissue and two times higher than that of the average...Read more

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Ensuring-safety-and-efficacy-in-adaptive-ais-for-radiology

2021 04 Oct

A recent article, published 30 September in the Journal of the American College of Radiology , explored post-regulatory pharmacovigilance issues associated with radiological practice AIs and strategies for choosing ideal solutions.   AI algorithms in clinical use are increasing. The US FDA has cleared over 100 commercially available AI algorithms...Read more

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Timely-alerts-reduce-mortality

2020 13 Nov

An automated alert system that analyses electronic health records (EHR) can help identify high-risk in-hospital patients needing interventions by rapid response teams, resulting in decreased mortality, says a Kaiser Permanente-led study (Escobar et al. 2020).   You might also like: AI Tool Helps to Reduce COVID-19 Mortality  ...Read more

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Applying-ml-to-study-indias-covid-19-policies

2020 24 Sep

The nudge theory is known to be useful in effecting behaviour change. Using the nudge of ‘nationalism’ in the fight against COVID 19, the government of India was able to motivate its large population to abide by lockdown rules and basic health protocols (e.g. wearing of face masks and frequent handwashing).   You might also like: AI Tool...Read more

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Ai-algorithms-lack-stability-in-medical-imaging

2020 13 May

Researchers have tested the performance of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms used in medical image recognition and found they were highly unstable and might have led to false negatives and false positives.   You may also like : ICH Diagnosis: Could AI Step In Where Radiologists Fail?   The team, led...Read more