Can Robots Replace Radiologist in Future?
This came from a recent article on The Atlantic- “Anything You Can Do, Robots Can Do Better” which claims “in spite of the radiologist's training requirement of at least thirteen additional years beyond high school, it is conceptually quite easy to envision this job being automated. The primary focus of the job is to analyze and evaluate visual images. Furthermore, the parameters of each image are highly defined since they are often coming directly from a computerized scanning device”. Although, i don’t agree and think the author has forgotten much of the medical imaging interpretation requires more than just the visual skills there is lots of brains involved, it makes interesting reading.
Do you think Robots will replace radiologists in future?
Can Robots Replace Radiologist in Future?
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Monday, February 21, 2011
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Unique blend of academic excellence and entrepreneurship, heading leading firms in India- Teleradiology Providers, pioneering company providing teleradiology services and DAMS (Delhi Academy of Medical Sciences) Premier test preparation institute in India for MD/MS/MCI preparation. He has also been an invited faculty member at various conferences, including Teleradiology in IRIA 2008 and 2011, Hospital Build Middle East, Congress of the Brain Tumor Radiology in Neuro-oncology Society. Dr. Sethi is Editor-in-Chief of Internet Journal of Radiology. He has a keen interest in Web 2.0 technologies and in maintaining his famous radiology blog, which has been featured in multiple international journals.
3 comments:
well, I do agree we are concerned with pattern recognition more than anyone among medical specialities..... but Radiology is not mere pattern recognition !!!!!!
Robots can do... but one should remember.... we are concerned with treating mankind... not a robot !!!!
They will definitely beat humans one day! At some (radiological) tasks they already do, see for example this article in this month's radiology: http://radiology.rsna.org/content/258/3/714.short
We never thought some years back that almost everyone will be carrying a "telephone" in the pocket and will be able to talk from where ever possible ,with who ever possible.With each advance in technology and fine tuning of softwares to identify and evaluate pathologies on screen ,doesnt seem like a fantasy at all.So I think there's a possibility . But of course ,,we radiologists will eventually get engaged in some other activities .So things will change ,because thats what , is always constant.
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