Ultraschall Med 2020; 41(04): 356-360
DOI: 10.1055/a-1173-4315
Editorial

Artificial Intelligence: What Is It and How Can It Expand the Ultrasound Potential in the Future?

Künstliche Intelligenz: Was ist das und welche zukünftige Möglichkeiten bieten sich dadurch?
Vito Cantisani
,
Giorgio Grani
,
Francesco Tovoli
,
Fabio Piscaglia
,
Carlo Catalano
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During the past century, our ability to perform complex calculations massively increased, due to the availability of powerful processors, and diffuse, ubiquitious presence of personal computers for home and professional applications. Many physicians are worried by the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medicine, envisioning an Asimov science-fiction scenario. But is this real? What the AI use in medicine and, particularly, ultrasonography actually entails?



Publication History

Article published online:
04 August 2020

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