Can AI on hand-held ultrasound help diagnose heart failure?
Artificial intelligence software and telemedical transfer of images have shown promising results in aiding users to evaluate heart function, but in our study the artificial intelligence software on hand-held ultrasound devices alone is not reliable enough to evaluate heart function for general practitioners.
Aiming at lifelong partnerships in North America
Two CIUS-associated projects have received INTPART funding for collaborations with institutions in North America: NeoDoppler and blood speckle tracking (NTNU) with SickKids Hospital in Toronto, Canada, and two exchange agreements (USN) with Stanford University, CA, and the University of Washington, WA, USA.
Uncovering stiff or leaky heart valves
Modern ultrasound scanners combined with technological developments at NTNU may improve diagnostics for dis- eases related to narrow or leaky heart valves. Advanced 3D Doppler and high frame rate imaging makes it possible to visualise cardiac flow and minor movements of the heart’s muscular tissue more precisely, according to PhD Candidates Torvald Espeland and Erik Andreas Rye Berg.
Detecting issues in the foetal heart
How far can we get in detecting problems in the heart or vessels of the foetus during pregnancy? Using blood speckle tracking CIUS aims to detect problems in the heart and blood vessels of the unborn child with CIUS’ new partner, Austrian GE Healthcare Women’s Health Ultrasound (GEWHUS).
Automating heart monitoring
Heart disease is a major public health issue, and every year, more than 100,000 heart valve operations are performed in the United States alone. With these kinds of numbers, it is more and more urgent to simplify diagnosis and monitoring of heart patients. I/we believe automating the interpretation of ultrasound results is the way forward.
Taking heart imaging out of the hospital with AI
You have certainly heard about Artificial Intelligence (AI), but have you ever wondered what it is used for? If not, an excellent example of Artificial Intelligence is self-driving cars. The car computer acts as a brain, and cameras as eyes. But this is just a…
Spotting small objects on the seafloor
A rock the size of a thumb will be visible on the seafloor when PhD candidate Ole Jacob Lorentzen has completed his work on designing the algorithms for images from Kongsberg Maritime’s HISAS sonar.
Ultrasound and AI improve salmon breeding and welfare
Ultrasound combined with machine learning provides a new, smart, and more reliable way of estimating the maturation states of salmon with the aim of predicting the optimal timing for egg harvesting.
Spring Conference 2022 – imaging in more ways than one
This year’s spring conference approached imaging from an academic, industrial – and artistic angle. Around 70 participants came to Grand Hotel Åsgårdstrand in Vestfold to share the latest on ultrasound developments in CIUS and ongoing research and development from our partners located in Horten.
Ultrasound on a chip
“When you put something on a chip, you are democratising it because it is going to be cheaper and more accessible,” says Amirfereydoon Mansoori. His PhD work aims to contribute to that.