The emerging role of generative artificial intelligence in transplant medicine.

Journal: American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
PMID: 38901561

Abstract

Generative artificial intelligence (AI), a subset of machine learning that creates new content based on training data, has witnessed tremendous advances in recent years. Practical applications have been identified in health care in general, and there is significant opportunity in transplant medicine for generative AI to simplify tasks in research, medical education, and clinical practice. In addition, patients stand to benefit from patient education that is more readily provided by generative AI applications. This review aims to catalyze the development and adoption of generative AI in transplantation by introducing basic AI and generative AI concepts to the transplant clinician and summarizing its current and potential applications within the field. We provide an overview of applications to the clinician, researcher, educator, and patient. We also highlight the challenges involved in bringing these applications to the bedside and need for ongoing refinement of generative AI applications to sustainably augment the transplantation field.

Authors

  • Maya Deeb
    Ajmera Transplant Program, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Anirudh Gangadhar
    Texas Tech University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lubbock, Texas, United States.
  • Madhumitha Rabindranath
    Transplant AI Initiative, Ajmera Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Khyathi Rao
    Ajmera Transplant Program, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Michael Brudno
    Transplant AI Initiative, Ajmera Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Aman Sidhu
    Transplant AI Initiative, Ajmera Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Bo Wang
    Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine Center, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Hospital, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
  • Mamatha Bhat
    Transplant AI Initiative, Ajmera Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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