Important points:
- AI offers a complementary role in the management of kidney disease patients.
- Current research using AI involves analyzing radiology images.
SAN DIEGO — AI can help experts in diagnosing and treating kidney disease, but it should not be seen as a threat to them, speakers said here.
Dr. Peter Kotanko, Head of Biomedical Evidence Generation and Research Director of the Renal Research Institute (RRI); Hanjie Zhang, MSC, PhD; Senior Director of Computational Statistics and AI at RRI; Lin Chun (Roxanne) Wang, M.S., RRI clinical research supervisors led a panel discussion on the use of AI in nephrology at the annual dialysis conference.
“We conducted a survey [during the session] Regarding the attitude of doctors towards [AI] And compared to European nephrologists, this group [AI] We are already using the tool more frequently,” Kotanko told Helio. “On the other hand, they had many of the same concerns as their European colleagues about patient privacy. There was also a sense that AI might be able to replace doctors and health care providers at some point. “I did,” Kotanko said.
“In the process of our activities, I think that [session]we were able to dispel this,” he said.
Kotanko told Helio that he was optimistic that AI could be used for applications such as analyzing radiology images. Zhang is conducting research on using AI to classify aneurysms. “We hope this can be translated into clinical practice,” Kotanko said.
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Kotanko P, Zhang H, Wang LC. Artificial Intelligence (AI): Fundamentals and Practical Applications. Presented at the annual dialysis conference. March 8-10, 2024. San Diego.
Disclosure: Disclosure: Kotanko, Zhang, and Wang report being employees of the Kidney Research Institute.
