AI for Medical

Diagnosis
Lashawn Webb
Oklahoma State University

RESEARCH QUESTION BACKGROUND CONCLUSION SOURCES

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to AI in medical diagnosis utilizes advanced In conclusion, AI has shown remarkable potential in •“Artificial Intelligence in Breast Cancer Diagnosis
transforming breast cancer detection, particularly and Personalized Medicine.” NCBI,
improve healthcare, but it should not replace technologies to help doctors identify diseases
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC106
human healthcare providers. Instead, it should be more quickly and accurately. Although early with the development of advanced tools like MIT's 25863/.

efforts began in the 1970s with systems like MIRAI. This AI model, designed by researchers at
used as a tool to help healthcare professionals •Christensen, Jen. “AI-supported mammogram
MIT's Jameel Clinic, can predict a woman's risk of screening increases breast cancer detection by 20%,
make more informed decisions about patient MYCIN, recent advancements in machine
developing breast cancer up to five years in advance study finds.” CNN, 1 August 2023,
health. This leads to the main question of my learning and deep learning have revolutionized https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/01/health/ai-breast-
by analyzing mammograms. The MIRAI system has cancer-detection/index.html.
research: AI's role in healthcare. Today, hospitals, tech
been tested across diverse populations and has
companies, and pharmaceutical firms use AI to •Jameel Clinic. “MIRAI – MIT Jameel Clinic.” MIT
Should AI be used in healthcare to diagnose
demonstrated improved accuracy in early cancer Jameel Clinic, https://jclinic.mit.edu/mirai/
diseases? analyze medical images, predict patient
detection, especially in high-risk groups. Studies
outcomes, and support drug discovery. This •Mayo Clinic: “AI in healthcare: The future of
have shown that integrating AI tools like MIRAI patient care and health management.”
INTRODUCTION technology benefits patients by enabling earlier https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/healthy-aging/ai-in-
into screening processes increases cancer detection
healthcare-the-future-of-patient-care-and-health-
diagnosis and personalized treatments while rates while reducing radiologists' workloads, which
AI medical diagnosis involves using advanced management/?formCode=MG0AV3.
helping doctors reduce workloads and improve is critical in addressing the global shortage of
artificial intelligence to analyze various medical •MIT News. “Robust artificial intelligence tools to
accuracy. AI impacts healthcare providers, healthcare professionals​. This technology holds predict future cancer.” MIT News,
data, including patient histories, lab results,
researchers, and patients, making medical care great promise for improving early diagnosis, https://news.mit.edu/2021/robust-artificial-
medical images, and genetic information. By intelligence-tools-predict-future-cancer-0128.
more efficient and effective. offering more personalized screening strategies, and Shivashankar, GV, and Adam Zewe.
identifying complex patterns within this data, AI
ultimately enhancing patient outcomes, particularly
systems can make highly accurate diagnostic •“AI model identifies certain breast tumor stages
in underserved regions where access to specialists is likely to progress to invasive cancer.” ScienceDaily,
predictions and recommend treatments. The 24 July 2024
limited.
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primary goal is to improve the accuracy, speed,
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and accessibility of healthcare. This technology
is being integrated into various medical fields QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER
1. How can AI be integrated into everyday
and is even making its way into everyday
healthcare to provide personalized, real-time
healthcare through user-friendly apps and medical advice and support for patients at
RESULT home?
wearable devices.
2. What are the ethical considerations and
AI in breast cancer detection has significantly
METHODOLOGY challenges of using AI in a healthcare assistant
improved accuracy and efficiency. AI-assisted role that involves physical interaction with
The research utilized in this project was obtained patients?
mammograms can increase cancer detection
from reputable academic sources, including articles
rates by 20% without raising false positives. 3. What role can AI play in predicting and preventing
and videos from experts in the fields of: medical emergencies in real-time, using patient data
Models like MIT's MIRAI predict cancer risk up and wearable technology?
• Data science and analytics
to five years in advance, enabling personalized
• Computer engineering and programming
screening. AI has also reduced radiologists'
• Those who have conducted controlled
workload by nearly 50%, addressing healthcare
experiments with artificial intelligence.
professional shortages. These advancements
• Additionally, information was sourced from
demonstrate AI's potential to enhance medical
reputable medical organizations and
diagnostic processes and patient outcomes.
governmental institutions.
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