Robots May Make Radiologists' Jobs Easier, Not Redundant

In fact, they ought to be relieved: AI is more likely to make their jobs easier than redundant. Machine learning, the latest iteration of AI, can sift through that data and spot patterns humans might miss. But machines don't know what to do with that information--at least not yet. In recent decades, the volume of medical images has skyrocketed, reflecting growing patient loads, more types of scans and the number of images each exam produces. CT scans that once captured one dimension of the body can now capture all three, generating hundreds or even thousands of highly detailed images.