Expert Physician's Artificial Intelligence Warning: Shift to Interventional Radiology
Due to developments in artificial intelligence in the healthcare sector, it has been stated that candidates should choose interventional radiology instead of diagnostic radiology.
Experienced oncology specialist Dr. Ang Peng Tiam argued that radiology residents should focus on the interventional field due to the likelihood that artificial intelligence will take over diagnostic processes.
The Importance of Interventional Radiology
Speaking at the twentieth anniversary celebrations of Singapore's Parkway Cancer Center, Dr. Ang Peng Tiam emphasized that radiologists in the future should not only read scans.
Artificial Intelligence and Diagnostic Processes
It is anticipated that diagnostic image reading procedures will be completely performed by computers and artificial intelligence in the future.
It was shared as an example that in a lung cancer patient treated at Parkway, standard radiology detected three nodules, while artificial intelligence-supported analysis revealed twenty nodules.
Changing Fields in Medicine and the Human Element
It is stated that diagnostic radiology and pathology are the two major medical fields that will be most affected by artificial intelligence.
On the other hand, it was emphasized that artificial intelligence will not completely replace physicians; human elements such as trust, compassion, and hope in healthcare services will always remain necessary.