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You Too Can Prevent an IT Fire
Before I joined Sirona, the concept of a deconstructed PACS where you use the best products from individual vendors for worklist, viewer and reporter seemed like a good idea in theory. In practice, I knew...
What the Nines Acquisition Means for Sirona and the Future of AI
Since the beginning of 2022, there has been a whirlwind of activity for AI companies in healthcare. So, what does our recent acquisition of Nines mean for Sirona Medical and the future of AI? Read...
Big Tech searches for a way back into healthcare
Robert Wachter, a former member of Google’s healthcare advisory board, remembers when the company first set its sights on the healthcare industry more than a decade ago. “They said: We’re Google, we’ll solve it,” says...
RSNA 2021: Hype vs Reality and What Really Matters
After an absence last year, the largest radiological conference in the world took place in person, right after Thanksgiving in surprisingly balmy Chicago. RSNA 2021 was a great opportunity to take some time to showcase...
If You Only Knew the Power of the Dark Side
RSNA 2021 was a real eye-opener for me. It was the first time I appeared at the event as a member of industry rather than in my capacity as a radiologist or rad student and...
The Unique Problems of Medical Computer Vision
You have never seen such an exhausted disdain as when you ask an overworked radiologist to segment brain lesions on an additional thousand MR scans. Embarrassing to say now, but this was once me slowly...
Why ‘Do No Harm’ Isn’t Good Enough for Radiology and Radiology IT
Are systemic changes in product innovation needed to address suboptimal workflows in radiology? Radiologists are among the most technologically savvy of all physicians. For decades, they have been at the very forefront of medical innovation,...
This is Why I Went to Medical School
Like many radiologists, I often find myself complaining about my workflow and saying “this isn’t why I went to med school” or “I didn’t go to med school to do X”. I thought it would...
Keeping Physicians at the Heart of the AI Healthcare Revolution
Last month, TechCrunch published an op-ed by technologist Kai-fu Lee arguing AI “stands to outclass doctors” and will eventually become superior to physicians in diagnostic capability. There is no denying AI’s value and promise for advancing...