Industry News
Artificial Intelligence-Based Methods to Cut MRI Read Times Receives USD 250K Grant
Research to detect and predict blocked arteries and cardiovascular risk using knee MRI images conducted by Chun Yuan, Ph.D., Professor of Radiology and Bioengineering and Vice Chair for Global Affairs at the University of Washington (Seattle, WA, USA) has been recognized and awarded a grant by the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Institute for Precision Cardiovascular Medicine (Dallas, TX, USA). More...23 Mar 2020
Artificial Intelligence Helps Cancer Patients Start Radiation Therapy Sooner
A new study by researchers from UT Southwestern’s Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab (Dallas, TX, USA) has demonstrated that artificial intelligence (AI) can help cancer patients start their radiation therapy sooner – and thereby decrease the odds of the cancer spreading – by instantly translating complex clinical data into an optimal plan of attack. More...19 Mar 2020
Global Radiation Therapy Market to Reach USD 8.6 Billion by 2026 on Back of Product Approvals
The global radiation therapy market is projected to record a steady growth rate of 5.2% from 2018 to 2026 to reach USD 8.6 billion by 2026, driven by a surge in product approvals, increased expenditure on healthcare, high incidence of cancer, growing preference for non-invasive treatment procedures, technological advancements, and notable research and development activities. More...18 Mar 2020
AI-based Ultrasound Echo Imaging Software Receives FDA Marketing Authorization
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the marketing of a software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assist medical professionals in the acquisition of cardiac ultrasound images. The software, Caption Guidance from Caption Health (Brisbane, CA, USA), a medical AI company, uses AI to empower medical professionals without specialized training to perform cardiac ultrasound. More...17 Mar 2020
Radiologists Aided by AI Show Significant Improvement in Breast Cancer Detection
A new study conducted by Korean academic hospitals and Lunit (Seoul, South Korea), a medical AI company specializing in developing AI solutions for radiology and oncology, has demonstrated the added value of AI-aided breast cancer detection from mammography images. More...16 Mar 2020
Artificial Intelligence System Diagnoses Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Seconds by Reading CT Images
A new smart image-reading system has been launched by Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (Shenzhen, China) that can assist doctors with efficient and accurate diagnoses by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and could help control the epidemic through earlier diagnoses and treatment. More...11 Mar 2020
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Philips Receives Global AI for Enhanced Radiology Interpretation Company of The Year Award from Frost & Sullivan
European Society of Radiology Postpones ECR 2020 to July 15–19, 2020
Hitachi Announces Launch of New Medical Imaging Innovation Center in US to Leverage AI
New Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Boosts Quality of Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging
New System Combines Advanced Optical Imaging with AI Algorithm to Accurately Identify Brain Tumors
Study Finds Most Healthcare Institutions Plan to Use AI and Develop Own AI Algorithm
Radiomic Algorithm Predicts if Patient’s Cancer Can Return 10 Years After Treatment
New AI Model Identifies Women Facing Future Risk of Breast Cancer
Google AI System Beats Doctors in Detecting Breast Cancer
Global Immunochemistry Diagnostic Devices and Equipment Market to Reach USD 19.24 Billion by 2022
AI Outperforms Radiologists in Detecting Tiny Brain Hemorrhages on CT Scans
New Automated Machine Learning Model Uses Ultrasound to Improve Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis
New AI Algorithm Predicts Which Breast Cancer Patients Can Benefit From Additional Therapy
Survey Finds Students and Surgeons More Skeptical About Artificial Intelligence
MIT Researchers Build Machine Learning Model that Quickly Generates Brain Scan Templates to Aid Diagnosis
AGFA to Sell Part of HealthCare IT Business to Dedalus Holding
Artificial Intelligence Boosts ADHD Detection Using MRI
New AI Tool Could Radically Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer
FDA Public Workshop to Discuss Emerging Applications of AI in Radiological Imaging
NVIDIA CLARA and Fovia Ai to Bring AI Annotation Tools to Physicians Everywhere
New Smart Surgical Glasses Allows Surgeons to See Through Patient's Body
Fujifilm to Acquire Hitachi’s Diagnostic Imaging-related Business
Global Diagnostic Imaging Services Market to Reach USD 693.4 Billion by 2024
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