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AI fails to pass radiology-qualifying examination

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently unable to pass one of the qualifying radiology examinations, suggesting that this promising technology is not yet ready to replace doctors, finds a study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.

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Pioneering MRI method spots pre-malignant pancreatic lesions for the first time

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But now, in a new study, researchers led by Noam Shemesh and Carlos Bilreirorespectively, head of the Preclinical MRI lab at Champalimaud Research and a doctor at the Champalimaud Clinical Center's Radiology Departmenthave shown, for the first time, that a particular form of MRI, called Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), is capable of robustly detecting (..)

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More effective, non-invasive test uses artificial intelligence to detect blocked arteries

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When her primary care doctor heard something unusual during a routine examination, she sent Moore to cardiologist Mark Rabbat, MD, associate professor of medicine and radiology and director of cardiac computed tomography (CT) at Loyola Medicine.

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FDA grants swift approval to Cognoa’s digital device for autism diagnosis

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Cognoa says the artificial intelligence (AI) based device is the first to be authorised by the US regulator that can help doctors diagnose autism in primary care, and will be launched “in the coming months” At the moment, autism can be difficult to diagnose as there are no medical markers to confirm its presence.

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Mayo Clinic Q and A: What is benign breast disease?

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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A mammogram showed a lump in my breast, and my doctor said it's benign breast disease. I'm glad it's not cancer, but I'm still worried. What does this mean? Does it increase my risk of getting breast cancer in the future?

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IBM sells off large parts of Watson Health business

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Francisco Partners is picking up a range of databases and analytics tools – including Health Insights, MarketScan, Clinical Development, Social Programme Management, Micromedex and other imaging and radiology tools – for an undisclosed sum estimated to be in the region of $1 billion.

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Disrupted medical conferences: 2022 and beyond

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According to the 1 st Ashfield-IPCAA survey of over 300 doctors who had attended virtual conferences in 2020, pharma’s sponsored symposia were generally well received but its virtual exhibition stands were not. These methods have consistently been found not to alter doctors’ behaviours, improve clinical performance or change patient outcomes.

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