The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has praised the U.K. government for establishing a 21-million-pound (24.4-million-euro) AI diagnostics fund.
"At a time when diagnostic services are under strain, it is critical that we embrace innovation that could boost capacity -- and so we welcome the Government's announcement of a 21-million-pound fund to purchase and deploy AI diagnostic tools," said RCR President Dr. Kath Halliday in a statement issued on 23 June.
"There is huge promise in AI, which could save clinicians time by maximizing our efficiency, supporting our decision-making, and helping identify and prioritize the most urgent cases. Together with a highly trained and expert radiologist workforce, AI will undoubtedly play a significant part in the future of diagnostics," she noted.
