Large language models could have feasibility in the future as clinical support tools that triage patients for imaging services—with additional updates and more training, of course.

Gradient Health's database now spans 10 countries, 1,000 hospitals, and more than 350 million patient studies.

Radiologists need better access to patient data stored in the electronic medical record, imaging IT expert Rik Primo explains. 

Imaging IT expert Rik Primo discusses emerging issues he saw at RSNA and HIMSS.

Patients might sometimes undergo unnecessary and costly evaluations when specialists do not provide referrers with all of the necessary information. 

Radiology reports are typically written in language well above the average American adult’s eighth grade reading level, making them a source of confusion for patients.

"Large language models make the development of ‘smart hospitals’ not only a possibility, but a reality,” said Eric Oermann, MD, an assistant professor in NYU's Department of Radiology. 

Medford Radiology was left unable to see or report on images and was still assessing the scope of the attack as of May 30.