Can Artificial Intelligence Really Help? A Practicing Radiologist’s Simplified Guide to AI, with a Critical Appraisal of the Use of AI in Cancer-Associated Thromboembolism
Aug 2026· Cancers· Vol 18, pp. 2753· 0 citations· 85 references
Medicine
TL;DR
It is concluded that AI is not ready to work alone and should serve as a helpful second pair of eyes for radiologists, with human oversight still absolutely necessary.
Abstract
Simple Summary This paper looks at whether artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors detect and manage blood clots in cancer patients—a serious condition called cancer-associated thromboembolism (CAT). The authors explain that while AI shows promise for finding clots on CT scans, it often gives false alarms, especially in cancer patients. AI also cannot reliably tell tumor clots from ordinary clots, and it has not been proven to improve patient survival. The authors conclude that AI is not ready to work alone. Instead, it should serve as a helpful second pair of eyes for radiologists, with human oversight still absolutely necessary.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the most actively discussed tools in modern day radiology, promising to help interpret X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs alongside human radiologists. It has matched or exceeded human accuracy outright, particularly in a few narrow tasks. Furthermore, AI has come at a time when i...
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