[Intl_DxMedPhys] FW: Diagnostic Physics work and AI

[troyxzhou at icloud.com]

Forwarded from the old listserv.

 

 

Thank you for initiating this insightful discussion on the potential evolution in the role of diagnostic medical physicists with the advent of AI in medical imaging.

 

I appreciate your perspective on the possibility of AI replacing traditional testing and compliance tasks. However, I see this shift differently. With the recent regulatory advancements in AI, such as the EU's comprehensive regulations, there's a clear emphasis on ensuring the safety, transparency, and HUMAN oversight of AI systems, especially in high-risk medical applications like diagnostic imaging.

 

As AI becomes more integrated into medical devices, including imaging equipment, there arises a critical need for medical physicists to serve as vigilant watchdogs. Our role will evolve to include rigorous quality assurance of AI algorithms. Are AI-assisted collimation techniques accurately aligning with anatomical regions? Are AI-driven breast lesion detection systems effectively distinguishing true positives while minimizing the risk of false negatives?  These are just few essential questions that require human-driven oversight to maintain diagnostic accuracy and patient safety.

 

While AI offers promising advancements in medical imaging, it's crucial to proceed thoughtfully, ensuring that rigorous standards and human expertise are upheld to mitigate risks and optimize patient outcomes.

 

By the way it was written by ChatGPT and QA’d by me 😊

 

Happy Sunday 

 

Troy

 

 

 

 

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Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2025 3:09 PM
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Subject: Diagnostic Physics work and AI

 

Hello Listmembers, the recent discussion over the new CMS eCQM on Excessive Radiation Dose or Inadequate Image Quality for Diagnostic CT made me think there could be a shift coming in the role of diagnostic medical physicists 

 

The “bread and butter” of work done by many diagnostic medical physicists, and certainly consultants, is testing imaging equipment for compliance with regulatory requirement and accreditation standards.  Could thistesting be replaced by using a combination of AI applied to clinical images and remote access by the vendor to monitor imaging equipment?  Our vendors already can “remote in” to do diagnostics and monitor equipment performance.   

 

Vendors would like this because they could charge for the service and more deeply embed their customers with their products.  Employers would like it because they could potentially employ fewer physicists.  I’m not saying it would be either a good thing or a bad thing, change is always happening and is something we need to consider thoughtfully.

 

Is this something other list members could see potentially happening?    

 

Mary Ellen

 

Mary Ellen Jafari, MS, DABR (D,N), MRSE, MRSO, FACR, FAAPM, CIIP

Chief Physicist and Regional Radiation Safety Officer

 

Kaiser Permanente

Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Medical Imaging Technology and Informatics
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