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"Study Results from University of Basel Provide New Insights into Personalized Medicine (Advancements of
Artificial Intelligence in Liver-Associated Diseases and Surgery)." Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 14 May
2022, p. 1293. Gale General OneFile,
link.gale.com/apps/doc/A702888018/GPS?u=glen20233&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=3489df49. Accessed 15
Nov. 2022.

This academic journal specifically provides information about research on the advancements of artificial
intelligence in liver-associated disease and surgery. It also highlights the research on how advanced computer
technologies governed by AI prove their value through various means, such as accurate screening, analysis,
predictions, treatment, and recuperation of liver-related diseases. The understanding of liver cancer amongst
people and the diagnosis and treatment techniques of liver cancer has vastly improved in recent years due to AI
instituting the exactitude diagnosis and treatment systems. Some key areas in which AI has helped doctors are
with pattern recognition from data, liver surgery itself, surgical decision-making, and with liver-associated
diseases.. Essentially, AI has been programmed with the machine learning algorithm to achieve a pre-designed
result that helps measure the success rate of the operation. Also, AI uses natural language processing and
computer vision to identify every possible object that may be deemed necessary during surgery from processing
previously available images and developed patterns. The role of AI can be examined broadly under six different
aspects categorized as virtual assistants, adjuvant therapy, medical imaging diagnosis, risk and treatment
response prediction, post-operative rehabilitation management, and drug treatment and testing. Out of these six,
the most gratifying developments and achievements of AI are in the aspect of medical imaging diagnosis and
adjuvant therapy. In case of liver surgery, where the liver anatomy itself is complex and mental reconstruction
from CT or MRI scans alone is challenging, AI focuses on imaging and navigation to help with pre-operative
planning and intra-operative assistance. The outcomes of liver surgery have drastically improved over the past
decade with post-operative mortality declining to less than 5% from 20%. This improvement is largely
associated with advanced pre-operative imaging related to AI as well as better peri-operative care and
AI-associated surgical techniques. With post-operative morbidity above 20%, and mortality rates of some
complicated resections around 10%, there is a need to continue exploring and assimilating progressive and
innovative technological methods such as AI into clinical practice if the outcome of this morbidity is to
improve. In the days to come, Robot-assisted surgery may be used to research and further develop the use of AI
in surgical practice by providing complete telemetry and a sophisticated viewing console. Tension sensors on
robotic arms and augmented reality approaches are being worked to help assist in improving surgical outcomes
and tracking organ movement. With new developments every day, the application of AI in robotic surgery is
predicted to improve future surgical training as well as the operative experience.
The authors, Anas Taha, Vincent Ochs, Leos N. Kayhan, Bassey Enodien, Daniel M. Frey, Lukas
Krahenbuhl, and Stephanie Taha-Mehlitz are qualified to discuss advancements of artificial intelligence in
liver-associated diseases because their credentials include working in the University of Cambridge, having a
doctorate degree, publishing numerous other research works such as Developing and validating a multivariable
prediction model for predicting the cost of colon surgery, and working in the MIT department of mechanical
engineering) and their contact information (email addresses) are included in the article. Written 8/months ago,
this source is current on the topic of advancements of artificial intelligence in liver-associated disease and
surgery. The author of this article thoroughly evaluated all sides of the issue. For example, they acknowledge
that the developments of AI are currently novel and lack research as well as real world applications for AI use
being limited and then address that opposing viewpoint by saying the advancements for AI technology in
medicine is rapidly progressive (indicating much more future use/application) and that AI has shown its worth
for procedures in liver surgery while providing advanced healing opportunities and personalized treatment for
liver surgery patients. This inclusion shows that the article’s authors acknowledge alternative viewpoints
because they specifically state that AI does not have much use in the current day but also give reasoning and
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evidence (primarily with liver procedures) that AI is being improved/researched day after day and will soon
have a more optimal/critical role in medicine. The information contained in the source can be verified
elsewhere. For example, the authors say that AI technology has helped with liver surgery and treatment systems,
which can be corroborated by World J Hepatol in his publication Artificial Intelligence in hepatology, liver
surgery and transplantation: Emerging applications and frontiers of research, which states that for liver surgery,
AI mainly focuses on imaging and navigation that make pre-operative planning and intra-operative guidance
easier with the help of 3d visualization techniques. The purpose of this article is to provide details on how AI
technology is currently helping a specific field in medicine/healthcare today. The audience is students seeking
research with recent examples on how a specific field of medicine is being positively impacted with the help of
AI technology without being too broad. The article is appropriate for this purpose and audience because it goes
into the specifics of how different process and algorithms are being used for AI to help with liver surgery. For
example, AI specifically uses natural language processing and computer vision to identify every possible object
that may be deemed necessary during surgery from processing previously available images and developed
patterns.