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Key challenges for delivering clinical impact with artificial intelligence

BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) research in healthcare is accelerating rapidly, with potential applications being demonstrated across various domains of medicine. However, there are currently limited examples of such techniques being successfully deployed into clinical practice. This article explores the main challenges and limitations of AI in healthcare, and considers the steps required to translate these potentially transformative technologies from research to clinical practice. MAIN BODY: Key challe…

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Key challenges for delivering clinical impact with artificial intelligence

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BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) research in healthcare is accelerating rapidly, with potential applications being demonstrated across various domains of medicine. However, there are currently limited examples of such techniques being successfully deployed into clinical practice.

This article explores the main challenges and limitations of AI in healthcare, and considers the steps required to translate these potentially transformative technologies from research to clinical practice. MAIN BODY: Key challenges for the translation of AI systems in healthcare include those intrinsic to the science of machine learning, logistical difficulties in implementation, and consideration of the barriers to adoption as well as of the necessary sociocultural or pathway changes.

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  • BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) research in healthcare is accelerating rapidly, with potential applications being demonstrated across various domains of medicine.
  • However, there are currently limited examples of such techniques being successfully deployed into clinical practice.
  • This article explores the main challenges and limitations of AI in healthcare, and considers the steps required to translate these potentially transformative technologies from research to clinical practice.
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Key challenges for delivering clinical impact with artificial intelligence: However, there are currently limited examples of such techniques being successfully deployed into clinical practice.

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