How Artificial Intelligence Is Assisting Medical Imaging

How Artificial Intelligence Is Assisting Medical Imaging

Naveen Joshi 09/08/2021
How Artificial Intelligence Is Assisting Medical Imaging

The applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare keep increasing with time.

The technology’s host of benefits and practicalities mean that it has applications in almost every facet of the field. Here are some of AI’s uses in modern medical imaging operations.

AI is a truly ground-breaking technology with its list of applications resembling an endlessly deep borewell. The stunning ways in which AI revolutionizes the field of healthcare are well-known by now. AI’s influences are not just superficial but far-reaching in whichever field it is applied to. Medical imaging is a vital part of healthcare. The margin for error in this branch of healthcare is minimal. The likelihood of human error must be reduced or eliminated altogether. Therefore, using AI-powered systems for medical imaging makes sense from a health expert’s point of view.

Following are the ways in which AI in healthcare is used for medical imaging:

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Early-Stage Cancer Detection

Medical imaging systems offered by various companies like Novarad are needed for detection and preventive screenings for malignant tumors in individuals.The regular monitoring of such cells can help doctors with understanding whether the tumor is metastasizing or not. So, one can imagine how important such systems need to be as lives are literally on the line. The inclusion of AI in healthcare can enhance the quality and, more importantly, clarity of monitored data to correctly classify situations such as microcalcifications (by level of health risk involved) in breast cancer patients. Such classifications can reduce the need to conduct unnecessary biopsies and chemotherapy operations on patients with non-severe problems. AI-powered cancer detection systems can also provide individual scores for specific risk levels of cancer cells in individuals. Based on the risk factor, doctors can attain an all-important head start in the commencement of elaborate cancer treatments.

Accelerated MRI Scans

Deep learning can be used in AI-powered medical imaging systems to make MRI scans swift and effective. Deep learning is used for MRI-related applications such as super-resolution, signal processing and image synthesis. Generally, regular MRI systems can be infuriatingly slow to show the results in patients. This sluggishness can be attributed to such systems’ less-than-perfect image quality and rate of information relay. The long scanning times will also translate into eye-watering hospital fees for patients and their families. Deep learning concepts such as convoluted learning can be involved in AI-powered MRI scanning systems for a greater scope of information discovery in the human body and better presentation of data for health officials. Most importantly, the sluggishness associated with standard MRI scanning systems can be eliminated with the involvement of AI in healthcare.

The continued involvement of AI in healthcare means that medical imaging can use the technology in other, more innovative ways. AI’s clarity of data collection, information processing, result presentation, and forecasts or recommendations can be useful for healthcare workers all over the world.

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Naveen Joshi

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Naveen is the Founder and CEO of Allerin, a software solutions provider that delivers innovative and agile solutions that enable to automate, inspire and impress. He is a seasoned professional with more than 20 years of experience, with extensive experience in customizing open source products for cost optimizations of large scale IT deployment. He is currently working on Internet of Things solutions with Big Data Analytics. Naveen completed his programming qualifications in various Indian institutes.

   
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