Application of Artificial Intelligence to Head and Neck Pathology.

Abstract Body: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of our daily lives and its use is becoming very popular in healthcare settings sue to developments in computational technology and methods. AI can aid diagnostics by removing subjectivity, using automation and quantification to provide more objective and quantifiable information which can guide patient diagnosis and treatment. However, it’s use in head and neck and oral pathology remains limited. This talk will introduce AI and relevant methods and terminologies to the audience and provide an overview on its reported use in head and neck pathology in the literature to date. Furthermore, it will share recent ground breaking work and findings from Dr Khurram’s research group (NEOPATH- neopath.org.uk). The potential for AI to be used as diagnostic and prognostic aid in cancer and pre-cancer and how it can transform patient care will also be discussed as well as future directions.