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How do open-source LLMs compare with GPT-4 on x-ray reports?

Freely available large language models (LLMs) may overcome limitations associated with proprietary models like GPT-4 when extracting findings from chest x-ray reports.

October 29, 2024

AI lifts nonradiologists' x-ray interpretation skill levels

An AI model is on par with radiologists for detecting abnormalities on chest x-rays and can boost nonradiologists' reading performance.

October 25, 2024

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NLPs show age bias when annotating chest x-rays

Four natural language processing (NLP) tools for chest x-ray report annotation show high overall accuracy but exhibit age-related bias.

October 22, 2024

AI performs well triaging lung x-rays in real-world settings

AI-assisted triage of lung x-rays using commercially available software could help reduce turnaround times in real-world settings by 77%.

October 11, 2024

CDC considers chest x-ray AI for TB screening program

The U.S. CDC is considering the use of AI to back up its tuberculosis screening program for immigrants and refugees.

October 3, 2024

XRAI (left) and GradCAM (right) heatmaps for true positive images. The original radiographs are on the left, the Grad-CAM activations and heatmaps are in the middle, and the XRAI activations and overlays are on the right. For the XRAI overlays, only regions reaching the 70th percentile of activation strength are shown. Images available under Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0 DEED, Attribution 4.0 International) and courtesy of PLOS Digital Health.

Vitamin D benefits during pregnancy extend to 7-year-olds

DEXA scans indicate that vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy results in greater bone mineral density in children up to age 7.

September 26, 2024

AI reanimates Roentgen

German engineer and physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen has come to life in an AI-generated video in which he explains why he named his 1895 discovery “x-rays.”

September 18, 2024

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Should there be an age limit for performing EVT in stroke patients?

Could a fixed upper age limit be justified for performing endovascular thrombectomies (EVT) to treat the oldest elderly stroke patients?

August 12, 2024

DDR takes step forward in lung imaging

Dynamic digital radiography (DDR) can be used to capture lung signal changes during forced breathing in patients with COPD.

July 31, 2024

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Are x-rays necessary after pulling chest tubes?

Ordering x-rays after removing chest tubes from lung surgery patients does not lead to meaningful change in patient management and prolongs hospital stays.

July 29, 2024

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CXR-Age algorithm validated in large cohort of Asian individuals

Researchers in Korea have validated a deep-learning AI model (CXR-Age) that estimates biological age from chest x-rays.

July 26, 2024

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Risk of osteoporosis may be visible in the mouth

By Melissa Busch

Assessing bone mineral density on the sides of the jaw may help flag patients who are at risk for osteoporosis.

July 9, 2024

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