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. 2022 Sep;19(5):445-456.
doi: 10.2217/pme-2022-0014. Epub 2022 Jul 26.

Artificial intelligence in healthcare: a primer for medical education in radiomics

Carly E Waldman  1 , Melody Hermel  2 , Jonathan A Hermel  3 , Francis Allinson  1 , Mark N Pintea  4 , Natalie Bransky  5 , Emem Udoh  1 , Laura Nicholson  6 , Austin Robinson  7 , Jorge Gonzalez  7 , Christopher Suhar  8 , Keshav Nayak  9 , George Wesbey  7 , Sanjeev P Bhavnani  10
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Artificial intelligence in healthcare: a primer for medical education in radiomics

Carly E Waldman et al. Per Med. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) to healthcare has garnered significant enthusiasm in recent years. Despite the adoption of new analytic approaches, medical education on AI is lacking. We aim to create a usable AI primer for medical education. We discuss how to generate a clinical question involving AI, what data are suitable for AI research, how to prepare a dataset for training and how to determine if the output has clinical utility. To illustrate this process, we focused on an example of how medical imaging is employed in designing a machine learning model. Our proposed medical education curriculum addresses AI's potential and limitations for enhancing clinicians' skills in research, applied statistics and care delivery.

Keywords: artificial intelligence; data science; machine learning; medical education; prediction models; radiology; radiomics.

Plain language summary

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) to healthcare has generated increasing interest in recent years; however, medical education on AI is lacking. With this primer, we provide an overview on how to understand AI, gain exposure to machine learning (ML) and how to develop research questions utilizing ML. Using an example of a ML application in imaging, we provide a practical approach to understanding and executing a ML analysis. Our proposed medical education curriculum provides a framework for healthcare education which we hope will propel healthcare institutions to implement ML laboratories and training environments and improve access to this transformative paradigm.

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