Computer Science meets Vascular Surgery: Keeping a pulse on artificial intelligence.

Journal: Seminars in vascular surgery
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Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based technologies have garnered interest across a range of disciplines in the past several years, with an even more recent interest in various health care fields, including Vascular Surgery. AI offers a unique ability to analyze health data more quickly and efficiently than could be done by humans alone and can be used for clinical applications such as diagnosis, risk stratification, and follow-up, as well as patient-used applications to improve both patient and provider experiences, mitigate health care disparities, and individualize treatment. As with all novel technologies, AI is not without its risks and carries with it unique ethical considerations that will need to be addressed before its broad integration into health care systems. AI has the potential to revolutionize the way care is provided to patients, including those requiring vascular care.

Authors

  • Carly Thaxton
    Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, 10 Amistad Street, Room 437, New Haven, CT 06519; The Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
  • Alan Dardik
    Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, 10 Amistad Street, Room 437, New Haven, CT 06519; The Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Electronic address: alan.dardik@yale.edu.