AI Scanning Software: Transforming Healthcare in Australia and New Zealand
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being used in healthcare settings around the world. This is not surprising when AI-assisted technology facilitates faster, more accurate and more easily reproducible professional workflows in a vast range of scenarios. The application of AI in healthcare has also demonstrated the potential to improve diagnostics and treatment selection,i helping to elevate the standard of care patients receive around the world.
Accuracy remains high
Researchii has shown that specific AI-driven imaging software can produce half-duration image acquisitions without any loss in image quality. The study illustrated the software's consistent denoising capability, effectively restoring images to maintain noise levels comparable to full-time acquisitions. As such, the authors concluded that the AI-assisted solution can be safely and effectively applied in clinical practice without any compromise in diagnostic accuracy.
Costs are decreasing
There is also evidence to show that AI leads to cost savings, with one paperiii suggesting that patients could save 7-9% in medical bills over the following few years. Clinicians could also lower their operating costs by 3-8% and hospitals could save between 4-11%. The estimated total saving for US healthcare alone would be around USD 200 billion (AUD 307 billion) a year.
A case in point
AI-powered SubtlePET™ and SubtleMR™ software from Subtle Medical – a trusted partner of Getz Healthcare – are at the forefront of AI-assisted imaging technology. They increase both workflow efficiency and improve the patient experience by enabling expedited PET and MRI image acquisition without compromising image quality.
Firstly, they’re very quick. SubtlePET enables up to 75% faster PET imaging. By leveraging a proprietary denoising algorithm on low count PET scans, it can reduce imaging time without compromising image quality or diagnostic accuracy. By reducing scan times, it allows healthcare providers to scan more patients in a day, leading to improved throughput and higher patient volumes.iv
Hospitals and imaging centres use SubtleMR to improve the image quality of their routine and accelerated MRI protocols. It can make MRI image acquisition up to 60% faster.v Capturing faster, high resolution images once again results in the opportunity for additional scans per day, again increasing throughput and productivity.
Multiple cost savings
The reduced imaging time of both software solutions is a key driver in prompter appointment schedules, enabling smoother operations and improved patient care. This results in minimised patient wait times and reduced overtime for healthcare professionals, resulting in mutually beneficial outcomes.
The quality of images captured by SubtlePETTM and SubtleMRTM also reduces the need for rescans, further saving time and money for both the healthcare provider and the patient.
In addition, both technologies can assist stretched healthcare budgets. SubtleMR improves the speed and quality of your existing magnets, delaying the purchase of a new machine; similarly, SubtlePET delays a purchase by improving the speed and quality of your existing PET/CT scanners.
Easy to integrate within existing workflows, the SubtlePET and SutbleMR software are compatible with all scanner models and field strengths.
For insights on how SubtlePET™ and SubtleMR™ could revolutionise your healthcare facility and bring about cost savings, check out the link to learn more about these innovative solutions.
iAlowais, S.A., Alghamdi, S.S., Alsuhebany, N. et al. Revolutionizing healthcare: the role of artificial intelligence in clinical practice. BMC Med Educ 23, 689 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04698-z
iiBonardel, G., Dupont, A., Decazes, P. et al. Clinical and phantom validation of a deep learning based denoising algorithm for F-18-FDG PET images from lower detection counting in comparison with the standard acquisition. EJNMMI Phys 9, 36 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40658-022-00465-z
iiiSahni NR, Stain G, Zemmel R, Cutler D. The Potential Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Healthcare Spending. January 2023. https://www.nber.org/system/files/chapters/c14760/c14760.pdf [Accessed February 2024]
ivSubtlePET is an AI-powered software solution that denoises images conducted in 25% of the original scan duration, https://subtlemedical.com/subtlepet/ [Accessed April 2024]
vSubtleMR Case Review, https://subtlemedical.com/subtlmr/case-review/ [Accessed April 2024]