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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

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21-04-2023 | Artificial Intelligence | Reflections

Artificial intelligence versus the art of anesthesia: a long and winding road ahead

Authors: Orlando Hung, MD, FRCPC, Thomas Coonan, MD, FRCPC

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 9/2023

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We have noted with interest that the US Food and Drug Administration recently approved the marketing of an anatomy software for ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia using artificial intelligence (AI) to help clinicians perform peripheral nerve blocks.¹ It would seem that the term AI has different meanings in different contexts, because there is no definitive definition of AI. But, AI generally refers to the simulation of human intelligence processes (behaviour) by machines, especially computer systems.² …

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Title: Artificial intelligence versus the art of anesthesia: a long and winding road ahead
Authors: Orlando Hung, MD, FRCPC
Thomas Coonan, MD, FRCPC
Publication date: 21-04-2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keyword: Artificial Intelligence
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 9/2023
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02473-8

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