Over 500 Healthcare AI Algorithms Now Approved by FDA

Over 500 Healthcare AI Algorithms Now Approved by FDA

The FDA recently announced that more than 520 FDA-approved artificial intelligence (AI) medical algorithms are now available in the United States. AI algorithms in medicine are not new — the FDA approved the first AI algorithm in 1995. Growth was slow over the next 18 years. AI usage has dramatically risen in the last decade,…

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Fatal MRI Accident Brings Safety Measures Back to the Forefront

Fatal MRI Accident Brings Safety Measures Back to the Forefront

The recent death of a Brazilian man in an MRI suite has brought attention again to the safety measures utilized in MRI suites. The MRI’s strong magnet caused the man’s gun to discharge involuntarily, shooting him in the abdomen. The question has been asked worldwide, “How could an accident like this occur in an MRI…

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Increased Use of CCTA Cost Effective for Diagnosing Coronary Artery Disease

Increased Use of CCTA Cost Effective for Diagnosing Coronary Artery Disease

Radiologic screening opportunities are on the increase in the field of cardiology. A new retrospective study examined the results in the United Kingdom of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)’s 2016 recommendation that coronary CT angiography (CCTA) be used as the first-line test for potential angina. Research, led by Jonathan Weir-McCall, PhD…

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Who Should Get Paid for AI Used in Healthcare

Who Should Get Paid for AI Used in Healthcare

A recent opinion piece, co-authored by Colin Rowell, MD, and Ronnie Sebro, MD, PhD., radiology researchers at Mayo Clinic Florida, explored an emerging question — who should get paid for AI used in healthcare? Their collaboration was published online in the August 3 Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. The authors addressed this complex question by addressing the…

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RSNA’s First Virtual Conference: How You Can Prepare

The RSNA’s First Virtual Conference: How You Can Prepare

By Neale Pashley The RSNA conference is one of the biggest and most significant of the year. But this year, the 450,000 sq ft exhibit space has been replaced by a computer, monitor, mouse, and keyboard for coronavirus safety measures. You may have the same doubts we do on whether the virtual RSNA will work.…

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