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Recent Advances in Microfluidic Chip Technology for Laboratory Medicine: Innovations and Artificial Intelligence Integration

Microfluidic chip technologies, also known as lab-on-a-chip systems, have profoundly transformed laboratory medicine by enabling the miniaturization, automation, and rapid processing of complex diagnostic assays using minimal sample volumes. Recent advances in chip design, fabrication methods-including 3D printing, modular and flexible substrates-and biosensor integration have significantly enhanced the performance, sensitivity, and clinical applicability of these devices. Integration of advanced biosensors allo…

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Recent Advances in Microfluidic Chip Technology for Laboratory Medicine: Innovations and Artificial Intelligence Integration

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Artificial Intelligence for Cervical HPV Infection and Lesion Screening: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Its Application Potential and Patient Satisfaction

OBJECTIVE: This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the application potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in screening and diagnosing cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and lesions, and to assess patient satisfaction with the current diagnostic and therapeutic process as well as their unmet needs. METHODS: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted via the Questionnaire Star platform, and 308 valid responses were collected. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize participants' demogra…

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Combining pathology artificial intelligence and genomic biomarkers to refine long-term postprostatectomy outcome prediction

BACKGROUND: A multimodal AI (MMAI) model has been validated in prostate biopsy specimens to guide treatment intensification in men receiving radiation. The MMAI has been explored to an extent for prostatectomy patients and has not yet been examined in relation to established genomic scores. METHODS: We applied the MMAI biopsy model to a tissue microarray (TMA) of 424 prostatectomy cases with long-term follow-up. MMAI scores were derived from digitized pathology images and clinical variables. Associations with bi…

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Improving turnaround times with artificial intelligence in microbiology

This dual-center study evaluated the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on urine culture turnaround times in Canadian diagnostic laboratories using microbiology laboratory automation. Data were collected before and after the implementation of PhenoMATRIX (PM), an AI-based software that provides continuous culture sorting and result interpretation support. In both a low-volume tertiary care hospital and a high-volume community laboratory, PM enabled earlier availability of interpretable results; however, redu…

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Quantifying the impact of slice thickness on cardiovascular risk stratification in lung cancer screening: a multi-center "RESCUE" study

Background: Patients undergoing routine non-gated chest computed tomography (CT) for health checkups or atypical chest discomfort often present with a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero on standard 5.0 mm reconstructions. We hypothesized that these thick slices obscure mild calcification due to partial volume effects (PVEs), which could be recovered by retrospective analysis of native thin-slice images. This study aimed to quantify the rate of unrecognized coronary calcification on standard thick-slice…

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Performance evaluation of domain-specific and general-purpose AI models for chest radiograph interpretation: a comparative study

Chest radiography remains the most widely used imaging modality worldwide; however, its interpretation is inherently challenging because of overlapping anatomical structures and subtle findings. Recent advances in multimodal large language models (LLMs) have enabled automated radiology report generation, yet their clinical performance relative to domain-specific medical AI systems remains insufficiently validated. This study aimed to evaluate the performance and clinical applicability of a domain-specific multim…

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Seeing beyond the algorithm: artificial intelligence and the enduring role of the radiologist

Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly emerged as a transformative force in radiology, offering enhanced diagnostic accuracy, workflow optimization, and the potential to alleviate rising imaging demands. As radiology remains inherently dependent on pattern recognition and high-volume data interpretation, it represents an ideal domain for AI integration. This narrative review synthesizes current evidence on the clinical impact of AI across multiple dimensions of radiologic practice, including diagnostic perform…

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An analysis of the real world performance of an artificial intelligence based autism diagnostic

Rapidly rising demand for pediatric autism evaluations has outpaced specialist capacity and created a crisis of delayed diagnoses and treatment. Streamlining the diagnostic process could reduce wait times and optimize use of limited specialist resources. Following strong clinical trial results, Canvas Dx, an AI-based diagnostic, was FDA authorized to support accurate diagnosis or rule-out of autism in children 18-72 months with caregiver or healthcare provider concern for developmental delay. To gain insight int…

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An analysis of the real world performance of an artificial intelligence based autism diagnostic

Robustness in deep learning models for medical diagnostics: security and adversarial challenges towards robust AI applications

The current study investigates the robustness of deep learning models for accurate medical diagnosis systems with a specific focus on their ability to maintain performance in the presence of adversarial or noisy inputs. We examine factors that may influence model reliability, including model complexity, training data quality, and hyperparameters; we also examine security concerns related to adversarial attacks that aim to deceive models along with privacy attacks that seek to extract sensitive information. Resea…

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Robustness in deep learning models for medical diagnostics: security and adversarial challenges towards robust AI applications

Artificial Intelligence in Ischemic Stroke Lesion Segmentation: A Narrative Review of Deep Learning Methods, Clinical Utility, and Future Directions

Ischemic stroke management is time-sensitive, and lesion segmentation supports treatment selection, prognostication, and reproducible quantification. Deep learning (DL) aims to accelerate and standardize lesion delineation to augment neuroimaging workflows. We conducted a narrative review of DL-based ischemic stroke lesion segmentation studies published from 2020 to 2025. PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and IEEE Xplore were searched; ~ 500 records were identified, and 40 full-text studies were included after scr…

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Artificial Intelligence in Ischemic Stroke Lesion Segmentation: A Narrative Review of Deep Learning Methods, Clinical Utility, and Future Directions

AI-Assisted cardiomegaly screening via implicit morphological inference and human-in-the-loop validation

Cardiomegaly screening via manual Cardiothoracic Ratio (CTR) measurement remains a clinical bottleneck, while contemporary deep learning solutions often suffer from algorithmic bloating. To address the need for resource-efficient and interpretable triage, this study proposes a framework driven by implicit morphological inference, which bypasses the requirement for explicit heart segmentation. We developed UBNet-Seg, a lightweight U-Net variant (2.3 million parameters) trained on a heterogeneous dataset of 11,748…

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AI-Assisted cardiomegaly screening via implicit morphological inference and human-in-the-loop validation

Artificial intelligence for diagnosis of keratoconus using Scheimpflug based corneal tomography

Aim To develop and evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of deep learning (DL) models in differentiating keratoconus (KC) from normal eyes with regular astigmatism. Methods A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted at the Cornea and Diagnostic Department of Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Pakistan. Galilei dual Scheimpflug-based corneal topography was performed to obtain four corneal maps: anterior axial curvature, posterior axial curvature, corneal thickness, and posterior elevation. Four convolutional neural n…

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Artificial intelligence for diagnosis of keratoconus using Scheimpflug based corneal tomography

Advancements in machine learning and deep learning for early detection and management of mental health disorder

For the early identification, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health illnesses, the integration of deep learning (DL) and machine learning (ML) have started playing a significant role. By evaluating complex data from imaging, genetics, and behavioral assessments, these technologies have the potential to improve clinical results significantly. However, they also present unique challenges relating to data integration and ethical issues. The development of ML and DL methods for the early diagnosis and treatment…

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A deep learning framework for efficient pathology image analysis

Artificial intelligence has transformed digital pathology by enabling biomarker prediction from high-resolution whole-slide images. However, current methods are computationally inefficient, processing thousands of redundant tiles per slide and requiring complex aggregation models. We introduce EAGLE (Efficient Approach for Guided Local Examination), a deep learning framework that emulates pathologists by selectively analyzing informative regions. EAGLE combines task-agnostic tile selection with detailed feature…

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A deep learning framework for efficient pathology image analysis

A survey on computational pathology foundation models: datasets, adaptation strategies, and evaluation tasks

Abstract Computational pathology foundation models (CPathFMs) have emerged as a powerful approach for analyzing histopathological data, leveraging self-supervised learning to extract robust feature representations from unlabeled whole-slide images. These models, categorized into uni-modal and multi-modal frameworks, have demonstrated promise in automating complex pathology tasks such as segmentation, classification, and biomarker discovery. However, the development of CPathFMs presents significant challenges, su…

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A survey on computational pathology foundation models: datasets, adaptation strategies, and evaluation tasks