There Is No Precision Medicine Without Artificial Intelligence

This is so true in stroke. Your doctor looks at you and sees a non-functioning arm. The solution to her is repetitive exercise. But she has no clue which of these 9 possibilities causes the disability.  You can't tell me these all have the same solution, I'm not that stupid.
1. Penumbra damage to the motor cortex.
2. Dead brain in the motor cortex.
3. Penumbra damage in the pre-motor cortex.
4. Dead brain in the pre-motor cortex.
5. Penumbra damage in the executive control area.
6. Dead brain in the executive control area.
7. Penumbra damage in the white matter underlying any of these three.
8. Dead brain in the white matter underlying any of these three.
9. Spasticity preventing movement from occurring.
First we need an objective 3d damage diagnosis, without that there is no point in going forward. Dr. Watson likely to the rescue.
http://medicalfuturist.com/no-precision-medicine-without-artificial-intelligence/

The article is based on a paper about the role of A.I. in Precision Medicine that was published in Expert Review of Precision Medicine and Drug Development.

Classical medical practice puts large groups of people in their focus and tries to develop clinical solutions, drugs or treatment based on the needs of the statistical average person. Disruptive technologies change that perspective completely. The basis of that transformation is data. Physicians are able to collect a vast amount of medical information about the individual through cheap genome sequencing, big data analytics, health sensors, wearables or artificial intelligence. Based on that specific knowledge, medical professionals can move away from generalistic solutions towards personalization and precision.

As disruptive technologies appear on the stage of healthcare, it becomes possible to get down even more deeply to the roots of diseases and treatments. The “one-size-fits-all” strategy will definitely start to crumble. It is the logical result of hundreds of years of medical research and accumulated knowledge. Currently, we know that everyone has a different genetic code, may react differently to pharmaceutics or may have a completely opposite reaction to treatment as assumed.

So why should we treat everyone with the same drugs or with the same method? And one of the most efficient means for precision medicine is artificial intelligence.

Much more at link.