Boston University's Vijaya B. Kolachalama, an expert on using computers to aid medical diagnoses, has created an artificial intelligence tool that can determine what’s causing a person's cognitive decline, and assist doctors in more efficiently zeroing in on an accurate diagnosis.
The artificial intelligence (AI) tool generated "acceptable" responses to nearly one-half of a sample of real-life patient questions, according to the new research by Michael Scott, MD, a urologist at Stanford University School of Medicine.
The national poll of 1,006 people found:
Recent developments in AI have sparked a growing interest in computer-assisted diagnosis, partly motivated by the increasing workload faced by radiology departments, the global shortage of radiologists and the potential for burnout in the field.