If a picture is worth a thousand words, what are words worth? Natural language processing and the future of radiology

May 1, 2025

Tessa Cook, MD, PhD, CIIP, FSIIM, FCPP | Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

While much of the early focus of artificial intelligence in radiology was on pixel-based models, large language models have highlighted the power of text analysis and its potential impact on the practice of radiology. In this lecture, we will review some practical use cases for natural language processing in radiology and how they may impact the future of the specialty.