Viewing articles in the ‘Diagnostics’ topic.
December 11, 2019
CHICAGO – A sophisticated type of artificial intelligence (AI) can detect clinically meaningful chest X-ray findings as effectively as experienced radiologists, according to a study published in the journal Radiology. Researchers said their findings, based on a type of AI called deep learning, could provide a valuable resource for the future development of AI chest radiography models.
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October 30, 2019
Two Ontario hospital organizations – encompassing six sites – will soon deploy artificial intelligence to help with continuous learning and peer review in their imaging departments. By automatically detecting the types of cases being read by radiologists at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and Hamilton Health Sciences, the system will deliver the latest journal findings, as well as personal pattern recognition and error avoidance, direct to their desktops. Read More
October 16, 2019
BURNABY, B.C. – In an unusual move for a municipality, City council in Burnaby has approved a $1-million grant to the Burnaby Hospital Foundation to partially cover the cost of a second CT scanner. The new machine will enable 10,000 more scans per year, according to a city report.
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October 16, 2019
TORONTO – RetiSpec Inc. announced it has received an award from the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) to fund the accelerated development of retinal imaging technology for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. The award of up to $500,000 (U.S.) includes a direct investment in the company. It is an investment through the ADDF’s Diagnostics Accelerator initiative.
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October 16, 2019
SUDBURY – Health Sciences North officially opened its PET scanner suite. The machine has been operating at Sudbury’s hospital since June, but October 9 was the official celebration of something the community has worked for since 2009.
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October 16, 2019
TORONTO – Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital (Holland Bloorview) celebrated the arrival of its research MRI, which will be housed in a soon-to-be built world-class MRI suite. This MRI suite will be the first in Canada to be immersive, customizable, child-friendly and fully accessible, and is poised to accelerate research into child and youth brain function.
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October 16, 2019
TORONTO and VANCOUVER – Bialogics Analytics Inc. and emtelligent™ have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate Bialogics DImax AI Ready Business Intelligence Platform with emtelligent’s emtelliPro™ Natural Language Processing engine. Using emtelliPro to extract structured clinical data from imaging reports, Bialogics will be able to provide radiology departments with richer, deeper, analytics-based insights that maximize both operational efficiencies and clinical effectiveness.
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September 27, 2019
HAMILTON, ONT. – A McMaster University spin-out company, called VoxNeuro, has produced technology that allows clinicians to precisely gauge the level of brain activity in persons who have suffered head injuries – such as concussions – or those who have experienced a cognitive decline, including the elderly. Read More
September 25, 2019
MONTREAL – The McGill University Health Centre has acquired Canada’s most sophisticated cardiac MRI machine to advance research into heart disease, and to provide faster and more accurate diagnoses.
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August 28, 2019
In recent years, Nova Scotia has built a province-wide, integrated system for storing and sharing electrocardiograph (ECG) results – the only jurisdiction in Canada to achieve this milestone. With ECG data available electronically, healthcare providers no longer have to wait for patient data to be entered or faxed. That’s meant the province’s cardiologists, along with other authorized clinicians, can access results anywhere, anytime – enabling them to make faster diagnoses. Read More