How Computers Are Taking Center Stage in the Diagnosis of Disease

Howard Forman is a professor of radiology, economics, public health and management at Yale University. My clinical specialty of radiology revolves around image interpretation. We interpret X-rays, MRIs, PET scans, ultrasound, computed tomography and other diagnostic images. Though two people may appear similar, no two diagnostic images are ever identical. Every liver, brain, or gall bladder is a bit different.