Vlastaris Katelyn, Alrez Annabelle, Friedland Samantha, Randazzo Antonina, Abboud Rayan, Martin Charles
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2024 Dec;27(4):101003. doi: 10.1016/j.tvir.2024.101003. Epub 2024 Nov 22.
Interventional Radiology is at the forefront of integrating advanced imaging techniques and minimally-invasive procedures to enhance patient care. The advent of Digital Health Technologies (DHTs), including artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and extended reality (XR), is revolutionizing healthcare, particularly in IR due to its reliance on innovative technology and advanced imaging. Since 2016, the proportion of these DHT-related publications in IR has consistently increased. The proportion of AI-related studies published in IR was 69% higher than in surgery, XR-related studies were 94% higher, and robotics studies were 192% higher, indicating a more rapid growth rate in IR compared to surgery. This article explores the transformative impact of these technologies on IR, emphasizing their potential to enhance precision, efficiency, and patient outcomes. Despite the promising advancements, there is a lack of standardization and clinical consensus on the optimal use of DHTs in IR. The variability in IR procedures and imaging systems across hospitals complicates the standardization of workflows and comparison of studies. This underscores the importance of integrating DHTs as aids to IR practitioners rather than replacement, ensuring that these technologies enhance both clinical and procedural practice.
介入放射学处于整合先进成像技术和微创手术以提升患者护理水平的前沿。数字健康技术（DHTs）的出现，包括人工智能（AI）、机器人技术和扩展现实（XR），正在彻底改变医疗保健行业，尤其是在介入放射学领域，因为该领域依赖创新技术和先进成像。自2016年以来，介入放射学中这些与数字健康技术相关的出版物比例持续上升。介入放射学领域发表的与人工智能相关的研究比例比外科手术领域高69%，与扩展现实相关的研究高94%，与机器人技术相关的研究高192%，这表明介入放射学的增长速度比外科手术更快。本文探讨了这些技术对介入放射学的变革性影响，强调了它们在提高精准度、效率和患者治疗效果方面的潜力。尽管取得了令人鼓舞的进展，但在介入放射学中数字健康技术的最佳使用方面缺乏标准化和临床共识。各医院介入放射学程序和成像系统的差异使工作流程的标准化和研究比较变得复杂。这凸显了将数字健康技术作为介入放射学从业者辅助工具而非替代品进行整合的重要性，确保这些技术既能提升临床实践，又能改善操作实践。
