Artificial intelligence's role in vascular surgery decision-making.

Journal: Seminars in vascular surgery
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Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the next great advance informing medical science. Several disciplines, including vascular surgery, use AI-based decision-making tools to improve clinical performance. Although applied widely, AI functions best when confronted with voluminous, accurate data. Consistent, predictable analytic technique selection also challenges researchers. This article contextualizes AI analyses within evidence-based medicine, focusing on "big data" and health services research, as well as discussing opportunities to improve data collection and realize AI's promise.

Authors

  • Devin S Zarkowsky
    Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 1878University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
  • David P Stonko
    Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.