Everyday Use Of AI-Aided Diagnosis Shows Promise And Perils
Forbes July 30, 2024
While artificial intelligence-aided diagnosis may seem futuristic, a radiologist who declared, “AI is something I use every day” presented a recent National Academy of Medicine workshop with compelling examples of its promise and perils right now.
AI-supported analysis of diagnostic images has been commonplace for more than a decade. It “affects every patient encounter I have,” said Dr. Jason Poff, a practicing radiologist in Greensboro, NC, and director of innovation deployment at Radiology Partners, whose owned and affiliated practices account for about 10% of all images read nationwide.
On the upside, AI “can weave a story looking at something 10 years ago,” using disparate data in the patient record to assemble a structured overview. It can detect abnormalities a radiologist...