Artificial intelligence in ob/gyn ultrasound

Ever wonder how self-driving cars recognize a ball in the road? How about when Amazon magically knows what items you need before you do? This is all thanks to pattern recognition of artificial intelligence (AI). Analytical AI refers to the general process by which machines or computers replicate and replace human tasks and cognition. Machine learning is a branch of AI in which algorithms, inspired by the human brain, encourage the computer to continue recognizing patterns automatically (Figure 1).