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Artif Intell Cancer. Feb 28, 2022; 3(1): 1-10
Published online Feb 28, 2022. doi: 10.35713/aic.v3.i1.1
Potential and role of artificial intelligence in current medical healthcare
Chao-Ming Hung, Hon-Yi Shi, Po-Huang Lee, Chao-Sung Chang, Kun-Ming Rau, Hui-Ming Lee, Cheng-Hao Tseng, Sung-Nan Pei, Kuen-Jang Tsai, Chong-Chi Chiu
Chao-Ming Hung, Hui-Ming Lee, Kuen-Jang Tsai, Chong-Chi Chiu, Department of General Surgery, E-Da Cancer Hospital, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan
Chao-Ming Hung, Po-Huang Lee, Hui-Ming Lee, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan
Hon-Yi Shi, Department of Healthcare Administration and Medical Informatics, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
Hon-Yi Shi, Department of Business Management, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80420, Taiwan
Hon-Yi Shi, Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
Hon-Yi Shi, Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
Po-Huang Lee, Department of Surgery, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan
Chao-Sung Chang, Kun-Ming Rau, Sung-Nan Pei, Department of Hematology & Oncology, E-Da Cancer Hospital, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan
Chao-Sung Chang, School of Medicine for International Students, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan
Kun-Ming Rau, Cheng-Hao Tseng, Sung-Nan Pei, Chong-Chi Chiu, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan
Cheng-Hao Tseng, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, E-Da Cancer Hospital, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan
Cheng-Hao Tseng, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan
Chong-Chi Chiu, Department of Medical Education and Research, E-Da Cancer Hospital, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan
Author contributions: Shi HY, Rau KM, and Lee HM performed the literature search; Chiu CC drafted and supervised the manuscript; Hung CM, Tseng CH, Pei SN, and Tsai KJ edited and corrected the manuscript; Lee PH, Chang CS, and Chiu CC made critical revisions; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Chong-Chi Chiu, MD, Professor, Department of General Surgery, E-Da Cancer Hospital, No. 21 Yi-Da Road, Jiao-Su Village, Yan-Chao District, Kaohsiung 82445, Taiwan. chiuchongchi@gmail.com
Received: November 9, 2021
Peer-review started: November 9, 2021
First decision: December 13, 2021
Revised: December 31, 2021
Accepted: February 20, 2022
Article in press: February 20, 2022
Published online: February 28, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: In this review, we explored the potential of powerful artificial intelligence (AI) for a more comprehensive application in the healthcare setting. Moreover, we also pointed out the demerits and problems in the current application of AI in medicine.