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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AI-powered risk score IDs patients at risk of stroke

Researchers have had limited success developing a genomic risk score (GRS) that can predict stroke. Could machine learning be the answer?

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Express Scripts collaborates with Prime Therapeutics

Express Scripts, a large pharmacy benefit management organization owned by Cigna, announced a three-year collaboration with Prime Therapeutics.

 

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How AI could limit gadolinium use when treating MS

Deep learning (DL) can predict and enhance MS lesions on unenhanced MRI scans, according to a new study published in Radiology

AI algorithm optimizes CCTA image quality

Deep learning can improve the quality of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) images, according to a new study published in Academic Radiology.

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AI improves prediction of heart attack, cardiac death

Machine learning (ML) can predict a patient’s long-term risk of myocardial infarction (MI) or cardiac death, according to new findings published in Cardiovascular Research.

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Prediction time: How will AI impact radiology in another 10-15 years?

AI continues to evolve at a rapid pace, with new algorithms and solutions being developed all the time. What kind of long-term impact could these technologies have on patient care?

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AI predicts breast cancer risk better than current techniques

AI can identify women at a high risk of developing breast cancer more accurately than existing prediction models, according to a new study published in Radiology.

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AI gathers important LV volume data from cardiac MR images

Machine learning (ML) algorithms can evaluate cardiac MR (CMR) images and provide accurate measurements of left ventricular (LV) volumes from throughout the patient’s cardiac cycle, according to a new study published in Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Around the web

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.”