AI adds big data power to radiology - TMC News

When the X-ray was discovered at the end of the 19th century, a new medical discipline was born. Radiology became a way to study, diagnose and treat disease. Today, expertise among radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, medical physicists and technicians includes many forms of medical imaging--from diagnostic and cancer imaging to mammography, radiation therapy, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). As we move into the third decade of the 21st century, radiology--perhaps more than any other medical specialty--is poised for transformation. Thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), radiologists foresee a future in which machines enhance patient outcomes and avoid misdiagnosis.