Artificial Intelligence (AI) carries the potential for unprecedented disruption
in radiology, with possible positive and negative consequences. The integration
of AI in radiology holds the potential to revolutionize healthcare practices by
advancing diagnosis, quantification, and management of multiple medical
conditions. Nevertheless, the ever-growing availability of AI tools in radiology
highlights an increasing need to critically evaluate claims for its utility and
to differentiate safe product offerings from potentially harmful, or
fundamentally unhelpful ones. This multi-society paper, presenting the views of
Radiology Societies in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand,
defines the potential practical problems and ethical issues surrounding the
incorporation of AI into radiological practice. In addition to delineating the
main points of concern that developers, regulators, and purchasers of AI tools
should consider prior to their introduction into clinical practice, this
statement also suggests methods to monitor their stability and safety in
clinical use, and their suitability for possible autonomous function. This
statement is intended to serve as a useful summary of the practical issues which
should be considered by all parties involved in the development of radiology AI
resources, and their implementation as clinical tools.
This article is simultaneously published in Insights into Imaging (DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-023-01541-3
), Journal of Medical Imaging and
Radiation Oncology (DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.13612
), Canadian Association of Radiologists
Journal (DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/08465371231222229
), Journal of the American College
of Radiology (DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2023.12.005
), and Radiology: Artificial
Intelligence (DOI
https://doi.org/10.1148/ryai.230513
).
Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence, Radiology, Automation, Machine
Learning
Published under a CC BY 4.0 license. ©The Author(s) 2024.
Editor’s Note: The RSNA Board of Directors has endorsed this article. It
has not undergone review or editing by this journal.