Deep Learning

Google Tries to Patent Healthcare Deep Learning, EHR Analytics

by Jennifer Bresnick

Google has applied for a patent for a deep learning system that aggregates EHR data into a “timeline” in order to predict potential adverse events. The “system and method for...

NCI: Deep Learning Beats Humans at Detecting Start of Cervical Cancer

by Jessica Kent

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool was able to analyze digital images of a woman’s cervix and identify precancerous changes with more accuracy than human experts. Developed by researchers from...

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Spending to Hit $36B

by Jennifer Bresnick

The global market for artificial intelligence in healthcare is set for incredible growth over the next few years, according to new research from ReportLinker. The AI in healthcare market is slated to...

Deep Learning Tool Matches Human Experts at Sleep Test Scoring

by Jessica Kent

A deep learning tool was able to replicate diagnostic scores for sleep staging, sleep apnea, and limb movements at a level of accuracy comparable to that of human clinicians, a study published in JAMIA...

Deep Learning Tool Could Offer MRI Clinical Decision Support

by Jessica Kent

Applying a deep learning model to knee magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams helped increase the accuracy and speed of knee injury classification, and could provide clinical decision support for...

Deep Learning, Blockchain, Big Data to See Huge Growth in Healthcare

by Jennifer Bresnick

There appear to be rosy days ahead for investors and vendors with interests in offering some of the most talk-about technologies to healthcare organizations. The market for products and services...

Deep Learning Spots Adverse Drug Events in Unstructured EHR Data

by Jessica Kent

Deep learning and natural language processing techniques can significantly improve the detection of adverse drug events (ADEs) in unstructured electronic health record (EHR) data, a study published in...

Deep Learning for Medical Imaging Fares Poorly on External Data

by Jennifer Bresnick

A deep learning model trained to identify pneumonia on a contained sample of medical images was unable to achieve the same level of accuracy when let loose on data from external healthcare systems,...

Top 5 Use Cases for Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging

by Jennifer Bresnick

Artificial intelligence and machine learning have captivate the healthcare industry as these innovative analytics strategies become more accurate and applicable to a variety of tasks. AI is...

Google Deep Learning Tool 99% Accurate at Breast Cancer Detection

by Jessica Kent

Researchers at Google have developed a deep learning tool that can identify metastasized breast cancer with 99 percent accuracy and could reduce the time it takes for clinicians to review pathology...

Challenges Persist in Training Deep Learning Models on EHR Data

by Jessica Kent

Deep learning models have demonstrated early potential in improving healthcare analytics, but researchers still have to overcome significant challenges when using electronic health record (EHR) data to...

MRI Images Created by AI Could Help Train Deep Learning Models

by Jennifer Bresnick

Maybe it takes one to know one – and maybe it takes one to train one.  Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, NVIDIA, and the MGH & BWH Center for Clinical Data Science are exploring how...

Deep Learning IDs Neurological Scans 150 Times Faster than Humans

by Jessica Kent

A deep learning platform designed to identify acute neurological conditions, including stroke, hemorrhage, and hydrocephalus, detected disease in CT scans in 1.2 seconds, or 150 times faster than human...

Google-Backed DeepMind Creates Deep Learning CDS for Eye Diseases

by Jennifer Bresnick

Researchers from DeepMind, a UK-based artificial intelligence company owned by Google, are progressing towards a clinical decision support product that can accurately identify more than fifty eye...

UCI Health Opens Center for Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning

by Jessica Kent

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) and UCI Health System have launched the UCI Center for Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostic Medicine, which will leverage machine learning tools in all areas...

Artificial Intelligence for Medical Imaging Market to Top $2B

by Jennifer Bresnick

The market for artificial intelligence (AI) tools to process and analyze medical imaging studies is slated to push past $2 billion by 2023, according to a new report from Signify Research. Healthcare...

How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Radiology, Pathology

by Jessica Kent

Artificial intelligence and machine learning tools have the potential to analyze large datasets and extract meaningful insights to enhance patient outcomes, an ability that is proving helpful in...

NIH Makes Largest Set of Medical Imaging Data Available to Public

by Jessica Kent

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center has released a dataset of more than 32,000 medical images to help enhance the accuracy of lesion detection. The dataset, called DeepLesion,...

5 Steps for Planning a Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Project

by Jennifer Bresnick

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are quickly overhauling the processes of researching, purchasing, and implemented IT tools in the healthcare industry.  With new breakthroughs announced almost every day and thousands of...

54% of Healthcare Pros Expect Widespread AI Adoption in 5 Years

by Jennifer Bresnick

Artificial intelligence is quickly gaining steam in the healthcare industry as pilots and limited deployments start to prove their value.  The progression of AI is so swift that more than half of...