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Nieman: New technology aids in diagnosis and medication treatment

28 Sep 2024, 13:00 by Dr. Peter Nieman · Calgary Herald

Earlier this year I had an opportunity to view a 90-minute interview where the Dean of the Stanford Medical School, Dr. Lloyd Minor, talked about the anticipated impact of AI on various fields of medicine. The title of this interview was, “How A.I. and Big Tech Are Shaping The Future of Healthcare. (YouTube)

He explained how the interpretation of X-rays and other diagnostic modalities will be faster and possibly more accurate than the human brain; and how even an experienced pathologist will be replaced by AI in interpreting complex histological slides, especially when it comes to very rare diseases.