Artificial intelligence

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is the "branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behaviour in computers" 1. It aims to either assist humans with solving a problem or solve the problem entirely by itself. The exponential increase in computational processing and memory capability has opened up the potential for AI to handle much larger datasets, including those required in radiology.

AI is often used as an umbrella term under which numerous other specific approaches are found, including: 

  • -<li><a href="/articles/computer-aided-diagnosis-cad">computer aided diagnosis (CAD)</a></li>
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  • +<a href="/articles/computer-aided-diagnosis-cad">computer-aided diagnosis (CAD)</a> <p>Computer-aided detection/diagnoses helps a practitioner identify things, such as discrete fractures,  in medical data like such as medical images. Some ways the system help could be reducing the noise in images, highlighting areas that seem abnormal or making classifications from the data.</p>
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