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Agfa HealthCare Showcases Innovations at SIIM 2024
Introduction
Agfa HealthCare, a global leader in healthcare imaging solutions, is thrilled to announce its participation in the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) 2024 Annual Meeting. This event, held from June 27-29 in…
Validation and application of computer vision algorithms for video-based tremor analysis
Tremor is one of the most common neurological symptoms. Its clinical and neurobiological complexity necessitates novel approaches for granular phenotyping. Instrumented neurophysiological analyses have proven useful, but are highly resource-intensive and lack broad accessibility….
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PatchSorter: a high throughput deep learning digital pathology tool for object labeling
The discovery of patterns associated with diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy response in digital pathology images often requires intractable labeling of large quantities of histological objects. Here we release an open-source labeling tool, PatchSorter, which…
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Development of an effective predictive screening tool for prostate cancer using the ClarityDX machine learning platform
The current prostate cancer (PCa) screen test, prostate-specific antigen (PSA), has a high sensitivity for PCa but low specificity for high-risk, clinically significant PCa (csPCa), resulting in overdiagnosis and overtreatment of non-csPCa. Early identification…
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Development and validation of a smartphone-based deep-learning-enabled system to detect middle-ear conditions in otoscopic images
Middle-ear conditions are common causes of primary care visits, hearing impairment, and inappropriate antibiotic use. Deep learning (DL) may assist clinicians in interpreting otoscopic images. This study included patients over 5 years old from…
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Nursing informatics pros poised to lead patient care delivery transformation
In the constantly evolving healthcare landscape, the integration of artificial intelligence technology holds immense promise for transforming nursing practice.With AI becoming increasingly prevalent, nurses stand at the forefront, ready to leverage its potential to…
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Five million nights: temporal dynamics in human sleep phenotypes
Sleep monitoring has become widespread with the rise of affordable wearable devices. However, converting sleep data into actionable change remains challenging as diverse factors can cause combinations of sleep parameters to differ both between…
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Boston Scientific Acquires Silk Road Medical for $1.16B – M&A
What You Should Know:
– Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Silk Road Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: SILK) for approximately $1.16 billion ($27.50 per share). Silk Road Medical is a leading…
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From wearable sensor data to digital biomarker development: ten lessons learned and a framework proposal
Wearable sensor technologies are becoming increasingly relevant in health research, particularly in the context of chronic disease management. They generate real-time health data that can be translated into digital biomarkers, which can provide insights…
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