Medical Applications of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques have been successfully applied to the medical domain, and AI systems are being integrated into healthcare. Consistent and easily mass produced, AI systems can make providing healthcare more accurate, less expensive, more available, and more efficient. Organized into three sections—AI techniques, applications, and medical domains—this book covers the history, present, and future of AI systems in the medical system.

Enhanced, more reliable, and better understood than in the past, artificial intelligence (AI) systems can make providing healthcare more accurate, affordable, accessible, consistent, and efficient. However, AI technologies have not been as well integrated into medicine as predicted. In order to succeed, medical and computational scientists must develop hybrid systems that can effectively and efficiently integrate the experience of medical care professionals with capabilities of AI systems.

After providing a general overview of artificial intelligence concepts, tools, and techniques, Medical Applications of Artificial Intelligence reviews the research, focusing on state-of-the-art projects in the field. The book captures the breadth and depth of the medical applications of artificial intelligence, exploring new developments and persistent challenges.