Search Tag: AI algorithms
#ESCCongress: AI Algorithm for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
2022 29 Aug
Late-breaking research presented at the ESC Congress shows that an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm accurately estimates the risk of heart disease caused by cumulative exposure to cholesterol and blood pressure levels and the benefits of lowering both, thus providing the information needed to make individual treatment decisions. Atherosclerotic... Read more
Clinical Decision Support – Benefits and Application in Healthcare
2022 08 Jul
†Werner Leodolter was the CIO of KAGes. He was a Professor of Applied Business Management in Healthcare at the University of Graz and a lecturer at the Medical University of Graz and Graz University of Technology. Prof Leodolter was also the author of two books, “The Subconscious of Organizations - New Technologies - Rethinking Organizations”... Read more
Can We Make Text-Based AI Less Racist, Please?
2021 21 Jun
Last summer, OpenAI launched GPT-3, a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence contextual language model that promised computers would soon be able to write poetry, news articles, and programming code. Sadly, it was quickly found to be foulmouthed and toxic. OpenAI researchers say they’ve found a fix to curtail GPT-3’s toxic text by feeding the... Read more
AI+Radiologist: Improved Screening Interpretation
2020 04 Mar
Quality of breast cancer screenings can be improved through utilisation of AI algorithms, but it is necessary for human radiologists to participate in the evaluation process. You might also like: Suppressing Breast Cancer Metastasis These are the findings of a study (Schaffter et al. 2020) designed to compare performance of deep learning... Read more
Flagging Aneurysms with AI
2019 03 Sep
Diagnosis of brain aneurysm, a life-threatening condition, presents a challenge to clinicians as this task requires a high-level of expertise. Early detection however is important in order to prevent the worst outcomes. The good news is that artificial intelligence (AI) may soon help in diagnosing brain aneurysm before symptoms develop. An international... Read more
Putting Medical Radiation Protection First
2019 26 Aug
Summary: How a European Society of Radiology flagship initiative is addressing quality and safety in medical imaging. EUROSAFE IMAGING has celebrated five years of success in its mission to support and strengthen medical radiation protection across Europe. Through its Stars network, EUROSAFE IMAGING makes efforts to give radiation protection... Read more
Automating AI for Clinical Decision-Making
2019 07 Aug
Some artificial intelligence (AI)-based techniques are helping improve prediction of risks for certain diseases or disorders. Machine-learning models, for example, can be trained to find patterns ("features") in patient data and then determine a patient's risk of having lung cancer. You might also like: Machine Learning to Recognise Cardiac... Read more
AI algorithm to compete in junior radiologist image quiz
2019 02 Mar
An AI algorithm could help radiologists prioritize the review of critical cases It’s a cold and frosty day in Vienna as junior radiologists sit down for the annual junior image interpretation quiz. It’s one of the main attractions at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) and this year is no exception. Six experts in the field each... 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
Leveraging AI algorithms to meet clinical needs in radiology
2018 06 Jun
Use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based techniques continues to expand in radiology and other areas of medicine. In fact, the American College of Radiology (ACR) is collaborating with the Medical Image Computing and Computer Assistance Intervention (MICCAI) Society to develop AI algorithms to better meet the clinical needs of radiologists.... Read more