Artificial Intelligence, the Digital Surgeon: Unravelling Its Emerging Footprint in Healthcare - The Narrative Review.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds transformative potential for the healthcare industry, offering innovative solutions for diagnosis, treatment planning, and improving patient outcomes. As AI continues to be integrated into healthcare systems, it promises advancements across various domains. This review explores the diverse applications of AI in healthcare, along with the challenges and limitations that need to be addressed. The aim is to provide a comprehensive overview of AI's impact on healthcare and to identify areas for further development and focus.
The review discusses the broad range of AI applications in healthcare. In medical imaging and diagnostics, AI enhances the accuracy and efficiency of diagnostic processes, aiding in early disease detection. AI-powered clinical decision support systems assist healthcare professionals in patient management and decision-making. Predictive analytics using AI enables the prediction of patient outcomes and identification of potential health risks. AI-driven robotic systems have revolutionized surgical procedures, improving precision and outcomes. Virtual assistants and chatbots enhance patient interaction and support, providing timely information and assistance. In the pharmaceutical industry, AI accelerates drug discovery and development by identifying potential drug candidates and predicting their efficacy. Additionally, AI improves administrative efficiency and operational workflows in healthcare, streamlining processes and reducing costs. AI-powered remote monitoring and telehealth solutions expand access to healthcare, particularly in underserved areas.
Despite the significant promise of AI in healthcare, several challenges persist. Ensuring the reliability and consistency of AI-driven outcomes is crucial. Privacy and security concerns must be navigated carefully, particularly in handling sensitive patient data. Ethical considerations, including bias and fairness in AI algorithms, need to be addressed to prevent unintended consequences. Overcoming these challenges is critical for the ethical and successful integration of AI in healthcare.
The integration of AI into healthcare is advancing rapidly, offering substantial benefits in improving patient care and operational efficiency. However, addressing the associated challenges is essential to fully realize the transformative potential of AI in healthcare. Future efforts should focus on enhancing the reliability, transparency, and ethical standards of AI technologies to ensure they contribute positively to global health outcomes.
Shang Z
,Chauhan V
,Devi K
,Patil S
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《Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare》
Advances in artificial intelligence for drug delivery and development: A comprehensive review.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool to revolutionize the healthcare sector, including drug delivery and development. This review explores the current and future applications of AI in the pharmaceutical industry, focusing on drug delivery and development. It covers various aspects such as smart drug delivery networks, sensors, drug repurposing, statistical modeling, and simulation of biotechnological and biological systems. The integration of AI with nanotechnologies and nanomedicines is also examined. AI offers significant advancements in drug discovery by efficiently identifying compounds, validating drug targets, streamlining drug structures, and prioritizing response templates. Techniques like data mining, multitask learning, and high-throughput screening contribute to better drug discovery and development innovations. The review discusses AI applications in drug formulation and delivery, clinical trials, drug safety, and pharmacovigilance. It addresses regulatory considerations and challenges associated with AI in pharmaceuticals, including privacy, data security, and interpretability of AI models. The review concludes with future perspectives, highlighting emerging trends, addressing limitations and biases in AI models, and emphasizing the importance of collaboration and knowledge sharing. It provides a comprehensive overview of AI's potential to transform the pharmaceutical industry and improve patient care while identifying further research and development areas.
Gholap AD
,Uddin MJ
,Faiyazuddin M
,Omri A
,Gowri S
,Khalid M
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Smart Smile: Revolutionizing Dentistry With Artificial Intelligence.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative technology in various industries, and its potential in dentistry is gaining significant attention. This abstract explores the future prospects of AI in dentistry, highlighting its potential to revolutionize clinical practice, improve patient outcomes, and enhance the overall efficiency of dental care. The application of AI in dentistry encompasses several key areas, including diagnosis, treatment planning, image analysis, patient management, and personalized care. AI algorithms have shown promising results in the automated detection and diagnosis of dental conditions, such as caries, periodontal diseases, and oral cancers, aiding clinicians in early intervention and improving treatment outcomes. Furthermore, AI-powered treatment planning systems leverage machine learning techniques to analyze vast amounts of patient data, considering factors like medical history, anatomical variations, and treatment success rates. These systems provide dentists with valuable insights and support in making evidence-based treatment decisions, ultimately leading to more predictable and tailored treatment approaches. While the potential of AI in dentistry is immense, it is essential to address certain challenges, including data privacy, algorithm bias, and regulatory considerations. Collaborative efforts between dental professionals, AI experts, and policymakers are crucial to developing robust frameworks that ensure the responsible and ethical implementation of AI in dentistry. Moreover, AI-driven robotics has introduced innovative approaches to dental surgery, enabling precise and minimally invasive procedures, and ultimately reducing patient discomfort and recovery time. Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications further enhance dental education and training, allowing dental professionals to refine their skills in a realistic and immersive environment. AI holds tremendous promise in shaping the future of dentistry. Through its ability to analyze vast amounts of data, provide accurate diagnoses, facilitate treatment planning, improve image analysis, streamline patient management, and enable personalized care, AI has the potential to enhance dental practice and significantly improve patient outcomes. Embracing this technology and its future development will undoubtedly revolutionize the field of dentistry, fostering a more efficient, precise, and patient-centric approach to oral healthcare. Overall, AI represents a powerful tool that has the potential to revolutionize various aspects of society, from improving healthcare outcomes to optimizing business operations. Continued research, development, and responsible implementation of AI technologies will shape our future, unlocking new possibilities and transforming the way we live and work.
Dhopte A
,Bagde H
《Cureus》