Health Imaging February 25, 2025
Hannah Murphy

Researchers have developed an algorithm that reads chest radiographs in the same way a radiologist would.

What’s more, the algorithm has an edge over standard black box-style artificial intelligence applications because providers are able to see how it reaches conclusions. Essentially, the AI shows its work.

Experts with the University of Arkansas, where the algorithm was developed, detailed its performance recently in the journal Artificial Intelligence in Medicine.

“When people understand the reasoning process and limitations behind AI decisions, they are more likely to trust and embrace the technology,” said Ngan Le, PhD, a University of Arkansas assistant professor of computer science and computer engineering.

ItpCtrl-AI—short for interpretable and controllable artificial intelligence—was designed to mimic the way...

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