The Use of Artificial Intelligence Techniques and Applications in the Medical Domain

Abstract

In recent years we have witnessed sweeping developments in information technology. Currently, the most promising and interesting domain seemed to be the artificial intelligence. Within this field we see now a growing interest in the medical applications. The purpose of this article is to present a general review of the main areas of artificial intelligence and its applications to the medical domain. The review will focus on artificial intelligence applications to radiology, robotically-operated surgical procedures and different kinds of expert systems.