Machine learning is booming in medicine, but also facing a credibility crisis

Re:Machine learning is booming in medicine, but also facing ... by hdhjebebeb on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @08:18AM (#27434129)

I had an abdominal ultrasound recently - the actual process of placing the probe and annotating the images seems like a pretty specific technical skill. I don't think any old person (or even a doctor) off the street can just rub the wand on you and find your kidneys for instance.

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Re:Machine learning is booming in medicine, but also facing ... by azalemeth on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @09:36AM (#27434979)

Indeed. US is a highly technical, specific skill. Even within a specific use case -- e.g. echocardiography -- there's a specific series of qualifications that cardiologists need to get in order to be deemed competent. The rotation of your hand in a specific position in transthoracic echocardiography can change the resulting ejection fraction of the heart -- the main functional outcome. It's a simple thing to see done; quite another for you to do yourself and make safe decisions.

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Re:Machine learning is booming in medicine, but also facing ... by exporectomy on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @08:51PM (#27442964)

That's the idea of using AI. So the operator doesn't have to be skilled at identifying things.

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Re:Machine learning is booming in medicine, but also facing ... by sjg007 on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @10:15PM (#27443495)

I have had an abnormal ultrasound and then a CT negative. If AI can cut down the CTs it's a win.

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