Imaging Artificial Intelligence: A Framework for Radiologists to Address Health Equity, From the AJR Special Series on DEI
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Artificial intelligence (AI) holds promise for helping patients access new and individualized health care pathways while increasing efficiencies for health care practitioners. Radiology has been at the forefront of this technology in medicine; many radiology practices are implementing and trialing AI-focused products. AI also holds great promise for reducing health disparities and promoting health equity. Radiology is ideally positioned to help reduce disparities given its central and critical role in patient care. The purposes of this article are to discuss the potential benefits and pitfalls of deploying AI algorithms in radiology, specifically highlighting the impact of AI on health equity; to explore ways to mitigate drivers of inequity; and to enhance pathways for creating better health care for all individuals, centering on a practical framework that helps radiologists address health equity during deployment of new tools.
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- Authors
- Davis, M. A., Lim, N., Jordan, J., Yee, J., Gichoya, J. W., & Lee, R.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Roentgenology
- Publisher
- American Roentgen Ray Society
- Published
- 2023-09
- Volume
- 221
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 302-308
- ISSN
- 0002-9580 (ISSN-L)
- 0361-803X
- 1546-3141
- OpenAlex
- W4321495293
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 69
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 2
- FWCI
- 0.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- American Journal of Roentgenology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Radiology practices and education
- Keywords
- artificial intelligence in radiology, health equity, health disparities, radiologists, algorithmic bias, diversity, equity, and inclusion, radiology practice
- MeSH terms
- Health Equity, Radiologists, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Humans, Radiology
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