1. How is AI being used to diagnose autism in young children?
The AI Revolution in Medicine describes the use of an app called Sense To Know to analyze behavioral data from toddlers to predict a diagnosis of autism. The app uses videos of the child watching social and non-social movies, as well as playing a tactile game, to extract features such as head movement, gaze, eyebrow and mouth movements, and blink rate.
2. Can AI improve treatment times for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)?
The ARISE study, described in “Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Electrocardiogram Alert Intervention and All-Cause Mortality”, assessed the impact of an AI-ECG system on the time elapsed between a patient's arrival at hospital and primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The study revealed that the AI-ECG intervention significantly reduced door-to-balloon time in STEMI patients, from 83.6 minutes to 78 minutes. This suggests that AI can play a crucial role in accelerating critical care for cardiac patients.
3. How does the performance of large language models (LLMs) compare with that of doctors during medical examinations?
A study by Katz et al, entitled “GPT versus Resident Physicians - A Benchmark Based on Official Board Scores”, compared the performance of GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 models with that of resident physicians on official Israeli medical board examinations. GPT-4 outperformed doctors in some specialties, notably psychiatry, while its performance was weaker in others, such as pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology. GPT-3.5 generally performed less well than GPT-4 and most physicians.
4. Are LLMs able to diagnose diseases from clinical cases?
Svenstrup et al. explored the ability of the GPT-4 model to diagnose diseases from clinical cases published in online medical journals. The study revealed that GPT-4 could correctly diagnose 57% of cases, outperforming medical journal readers (36%). This suggests that LLMs could serve as valuable tools to help doctors make diagnoses.
5. What are the current limitations of LLMs in the medical field?