AI Startups See Opportunities to Disrupt Medical Imaging

Can artificial intelligence (AI) make health care smarter? The technology sector is investing heavily in new applications for AI in medicine, in the hope that algorithms can bring new capabilities to medical diagnoses and patient care. One of the areas where artificial intelligence is emerging as a valuable tool is radiology, which offers an early study in the benefits of AI in medicine, and its potential impact on the healthcare workforce. Anytime a patient breaks a bone, sprains an ankle or hits their head, the radiology industry goes to work, using x-rays, CT scanners, MRI machines and other tools and techniques to take a closer look inside the human body without the need for surgery. Radiology technicians take the pictures and radiologists examine them to determine the extent of the injury. What if a computer could do the analysis?