Artificial intelligence, machine (deep) learning and radio(geno)mics: definitions and nuclear medicine imaging

Dimitris Visvikis1, Catherine Cheze Le Rest2,3, Vincent Jaouen2

  • 1LaTIM, INSERM UMR 1101, IBRBS, Faculty of Medicine, Univ Brest, 22 avenue Camille Desmoulins, 29238, Brest, France. dimitris@univ-brest.fr.

Summary

Artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning methods are revolutionizing medical imaging. This review explores AI applications in nuclear medicine, particularly for radio(geno)mics.

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