Digging Deeper: Ethical Use of AI in Radiology

Artificial intelligence (AI) software can help radiologists perform their jobs better. But the ethical use of the technology in the field should promote well-being and minimize harm resulting from potential biases, according to a multi-society statement on the ethical use of AI in radiology. The statement, which includes views from the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the European Society of Radiology, aims to set expectations about the use of AI in the field of radiology and inform a common interpretation of the ethical issues related to the use of the technology. "This international multi-society statement is one step to help the radiology build an ethical framework to steer technological development, influence how stakeholders respond to and use AI and implement these tools to do right for patients," Raymond Geis, M.D., a senior scientist at the ACR Data Science Institute, said in a statement to Inside Digital Health . The societies focused on three major areas while creating the statement: data, algorithms and practice.