The State of Radiology AI in 2019

For years, one continuously swirling question in radiology has been whether artificial intelligence (AI) has become sophisticated enough to be used in clinical practice--and the most dreaded question of all: whether it is advanced enough to unseat the practicing provider. So far, the answer has been "not yet." And, for those waiting with bated breath, the answer is still no--and, it won't be any time soon. But, according to many industry experts, there continues to be a great deal of ongoing work devoted to developing tools that can streamline and expedite the daily activities of the radiologist. "The hype for artificial intelligence is far from what is actually being used as artificial intelligence," says Alexander Logsdon, MD, an early interventional radiology resident at Nova Southeastern University.