A Comprehensive Review on AI Techniques for Healthcare

Abstract

In this chapter, the authors will look at how AI is advancing healthcare in terms of diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, medical education and training of the students, primary care, and the challenges of using AI in the healthcare sector. Accurate diagnosis is the basis of the healthcare system worldwide. AI and machine learning are very powerful tools for assisting diagnosis and also predicting the future health of patients. With the recent advancements in the field of robotics, medical treatment has seen various health-related robotics applications. Surgeries and other medical practices can be done with the help of robots which have tremendous advantages like precision, no issue of fatigue in lengthy surgeries or following the procedure, etc. There are definitely challenges of using AI in healthcare, but with the ongoing research and the speed at which AI technologies are being improved, these challenges will be overcome sooner than we know.