A Review of Radiomics and Artificial Intelligence and Their Application in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging.
- Journal Article
- Review
- Animal Health
- Artificial Intelligence
- Bioinformatics
- Biotechnology
- Clinical Pathology
- Comparative Study
- Diagnosis
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Diagnostic Technique
- Disease Diagnosis
- Equine Health
- Horses
- Imaging Techniques
- Radiology
- Technology
- Veterinary Medicine
- Veterinary Practice
- Veterinary Procedure
- Veterinary Research
- Veterinary Science
Summary
The research article explores the advancements in radiomics and artificial intelligence and their growing application in veterinary diagnostic imaging. It compares the slower adoption rate within veterinary care to that in human healthcare and discusses the potential benefits of these technologies in the former.
Understanding Radiomics and Artificial Intelligence
Radiomics is the extraction of a large number of quantitative features from medical images such as CTs, MRIs, and Ultrasounds. These features, which can potentially reveal disease characteristics that are undetectable by the naked eye, can be used for prognosis or predicting treatment response.
AI, on the other hand, includes machine learning techniques that can integrate these high-dimensional data with clinical and genetic data for decision support. In the setting of medical imaging, AI can be used to automate repetitive tasks, assist in image interpretation and quantification, and integrate imaging with other data types for predictive modeling.
- Radiomics provides quantitative features from medical images which can reveal undetectable characteristics of diseases
- AI manages high-dimensional medical imaging data for decision support, image interpretation, and predictive modeling
Application of Radiomics and AI in Human Healthcare
In human health care, radiomics and AI have found use in hospital management, as virtual healthcare assistants, for remote patient monitoring, and notably, medical diagnostics and imaging. The integration of these technologies into routine clinical workflows and diagnostics has aimed to enhance accuracy and reproducibility.
- Radiomics and AI are used for hospital management and virtual assistants
- They aid in remote patient monitoring
- These technologies are crucial tools in medical diagnostics and imaging
Application of Radiomics and AI in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging
Despite being somewhat behind rate of adoption as compared to human medicine, the field of veterinary medicine is increasingly recognizing the benefits of and incorporating radiomics and AI in diagnostic imaging. The paper provides an overview of the recent application instances of these technologies in veterinary diagnostic imaging.
- There’s increasing action towards adopting radiomics and AI in the veterinary field
- The paper gives an overview of current applications of these technologies in veterinary diagnostic imaging
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Researcher Affiliations
- High Energy and Medical Physics Group, Department of Engineering, Education City, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha P.O. Box 23874, Qatar.
- Qatar Computing Research Institute, Department of Sciences, Education City, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha P.O. Box 34110, Qatar.
- High Energy and Medical Physics Group, Department of Engineering, Education City, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha P.O. Box 23874, Qatar.
- Equine Veterinary Medical Center, A Member of Qatar Foundation, Al Shaqab Street, Al Rayyan, Doha P.O. Box 6788, Qatar.
- Equine Veterinary Medical Center, A Member of Qatar Foundation, Al Shaqab Street, Al Rayyan, Doha P.O. Box 6788, Qatar.
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