AI is here. What do we do with it?
By Hope Racine This article previously ran in SIR Today.
f there were an unofficial theme of SIR 2024, it might be artificial intelligence—what it is, when to use it and where it might go next. From
dedicated sessions to keynote lectures, the possibility of AI and robotics in interventional radiology was a frequent discussion. As summarized by one session title, AI and robotics in IR is coming, whether we like it or not.
According to Bruce J. Tromberg, PhD, the director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), AI is changing the way physicians practice medicine. Since 2019, AI and imaging funding and research has exploded, particularly in the cancer space.
“Engineers are tuned into this area, and there are a lot of opportunities for enhancing and deepening physician and engineer collaborations,” he said during one of the SIR 2024 plenaries. “IR, as a clinical and technologically complex specialty, is an ideal use case for building those partnerships.”
The potential application of AI in medicine is limitless, he said, from workflow efficiency, automation protocols, device selection, navigation, risk assessment, disease prediction or even drug selection.
With so many opportunities and technologies evolving, there may soon be a delineation in the workforce
between those who embrace AI and those who don’t, says Dania Daye, MD, PhD, who won the 2024 Gary J. Becker Young Investigator Award for her work with AI application in IR. “We have data showing that AI is affecting patient outcomes, and all physicians will eventually have to use some AI tools if they want to keep up.”
AI is here, and there’s more to come. But what is it, and how can you use it?
Extended reality When it comes to AI integration, one area that IRs are likely already familiar with is extended reality (XR)—though, as Ali Dhanaliwala MD, PhD, said, “XR is like a solution looking for a problem.”
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