Spark Initiative for AI in Medical Imaging Officially Launches at Duke

The Duke Spark Initiative for AI in Medical Imaging formally launches this week. Spark’s mission at Duke encompasses research into development and use of artificial intelligence in medical imaging, with an emphasis on collaborative work between physicians across different specialties and machine learning experts.

Portrait of Duke SPARK Director Maciej Mazurowski, PhD

“Spark represents the kind of collaboration that can realize the full potential of the diverse pool of knowledge, talent, and insight across the School of Medicine and the larger university community,” says Mary Klotman, MD, executive vice president for health affairs at Duke University and the dean of the Duke University School of Medicine. “As AI technologies are increasingly integrated into patient care and research, efforts like Duke Spark will be essential for ensuring that these tools yield meaningful benefits for patients and clinicians.”

An interdepartmental effort convened under the umbrella of Duke AI Health, Spark includes a team of faculty researchers and exceptional trainees drawn from the Departments of Radiology, Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Medicine, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Biomedical Engineering.

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