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15-03-2023 | Artificial Intelligence | Review
An overview and a roadmap for artificial intelligence in hematology and oncology
Authors:
Wiebke Rösler, Michael Altenbuchinger, Bettina Baeßler, Tim Beissbarth, Gernot Beutel, Robert Bock, Nikolas von Bubnoff, Jan-Niklas Eckardt, Sebastian Foersch, Chiara M. L. Loeffler, Jan Moritz Middeke, Martha-Lena Mueller, Thomas Oellerich, Benjamin Risse, André Scherag, Christoph Schliemann, Markus Scholz, Rainer Spang, Christian Thielscher, Ioannis Tsoukakis, Jakob Nikolas Kather
Published in:
Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
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Issue 10/2023
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Abstract
Background
Artificial intelligence (AI) is influencing our society on many levels and has broad implications for the future practice of hematology and oncology. However, for many medical professionals and researchers, it often remains unclear what AI can and cannot do, and what are promising areas for a sensible application of AI in hematology and oncology. Finally, the limits and perils of using AI in oncology are not obvious to many healthcare professionals.
Methods
In this article, we provide an expert-based consensus statement by the joint Working Group on “Artificial Intelligence in Hematology and Oncology” by the German Society of Hematology and Oncology (DGHO), the German Association for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (GMDS), and the Special Interest Group Digital Health of the German Informatics Society (GI). We provide a conceptual framework for AI in hematology and oncology.
Results
First, we propose a technological definition, which we deliberately set in a narrow frame to mainly include the technical developments of the last ten years. Second, we present a taxonomy of clinically relevant AI systems, structured according to the type of clinical data they are used to analyze. Third, we show an overview of potential applications, including clinical, research, and educational environments with a focus on hematology and oncology.
Conclusion
Thus, this article provides a point of reference for hematologists and oncologists, and at the same time sets forth a framework for the further development and clinical deployment of AI in hematology and oncology in the future.