Precision Medicine

Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.
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Federated machine learning to take on brain-tumor diagnosis

The University of Pennsylvania is teaming with Intel to lead a federation of more than two dozen medical and research centers on an AI system for identifying brain tumors.

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Algorithmic model almost 80% accurate at diagnosing COVID in app users

Researchers in the U.K. and U.S. have developed an automatic prediction model that can tell if someone is infected with COVID-19 based on symptoms alone.

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Mayo Clinic partnering with UK tech company on COVID’s cardiac impact

The aim of the collaboration is to map out cardiac irregularities caused by the virus.

AI deftly reclassifies lung nodules for cancer risk

A convolutional neural network trained and internally validated on more than 15,000 lung CT scans has correctly reclassified indeterminate pulmonary nodules into low-risk or high-risk categories.

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FDA signs off on AI algorithms for detecting COVID-19 in incidental CT findings

The FDA has permitted the use of Aidoc’s AI models for the detection and prioritization of incidental CT findings associated with COVID-19.

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Many eyes on x-ray AI for COVID-19 detection

AI developers working to refine COVID-19 detection in chest x-rays must navigate two unavoidable speed bumps.

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AI researchers set sights on detecting COVID-19 in imaging results

Researchers are hard at work developing new AI algorithms that could help radiologists diagnose COVID-19 patients.

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Deep learning classifies Alzheimer’s for personalized diagnosis, risk prediction

An AI algorithm has slightly outperformed neurologists at identifying or ruling out Alzheimer’s disease from MRI brain scans combined with demographic information and neuropsychological test results.

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Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”