Imaging Artificial Intelligence: A Framework for Radiologists to Address Health Equity, From the AJR Special Series on DEI.

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the promise for patients to access new and individualized healthcare pathways, while increasing efficiencies for healthcare practitioners. Radiology has been at the forefront of this technology in medicine, with many radiology practices implementing and trialing AI-focused products. AI holds great promise to reduce health disparities and promote health equity. Radiology is ideally positioned to help reduce disparities given its central and critical role in patient management. In this article, we discuss the potential benefits and pitfalls of deploying AI algorithms in radiology, specifically highlighting the impact of AI on health equity. We also explore ways to mitigate drivers of inequities and to enhance pathways for creating better healthcare for all individuals, centered on a practical framework that helps radiologists address health equity during implementation of new tools.