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Re:Deep learning algorithm diagnoses skin cancer as well as ... by digler999 on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @05:23PM (#13486829)
but doesn't radiology specifically have the reputation for being the "unsung heroes" or at least the unsung among physicians ? with the exception of interventional radiology I thought they hardly ever interacted with pts ?
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Re:Deep learning algorithm diagnoses skin cancer as well as ... by kensai on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @07:49PM (#13487779)
Indeed. My comment was more general in nature. Specialisations of medicine that have less direct interaction will be the first to be automated. Laboratory ones are pretty much already.
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