It is not a decision to take all the patient's information together. First the question, then the test. The next step is to understand the results. Microsoft's new artificial intelligence tool is following the doctor's step-by-step diagnosis process. The results of research on its effectiveness in complex medical situations have been published. At the heart of this technology is a coordinating system called Orchestrator.
It works with a team of artificially created medical experts. The system helps the patient decide what questions to ask, what to look for in a physical exam, and when a test is needed. At the beginning, the tool wants to know information about the patient's previous illness and current problem. It also takes the physical exam into account.
This information is combined to determine the next test. After receiving the results, if necessary, the test is decided again. The system also changes the concept and plan of possible diseases with new information. In the study, the tool was given more than three hundred rare and confusing medical problems. General doctors also participated in solving similar problems. They had access to books and the Internet.
The technology provides more than twice the accuracy of doctors in diagnosing diseases. The evaluation was not limited to rare diseases. The test was also conducted in situations where it was taken from a database of patient admissions to the emergency department. The tool's results outperformed human doctors there too. In many previous medical artificial intelligence evaluations, the answer had to be selected from multiple options.
Artificial intelligence is also capable of getting full marks in such tests. However, real medical experience is different. Patients do not organize all the information neatly. Therefore, researchers are emphasizing the process of collecting the necessary information step by step. In addition to accuracy, the cost of calculations is also seen in the study. The cost of diagnostic tests in the orchestrator's plan was lower than that of the doctors' plan. They are also evaluating how thoughtfully the technology moves along the testing path, not the right answer.
In the next step, the researchers will work with Beth Israel Deign Medical Center in Boston, USA. The tool's ability to select patients in the emergency department waiting room who need care first will be tested. Although the results of the study are expected, the results of the next test have not yet been announced.
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