How Medical Imaging AI Could Expose Your Private Health Data — and What to Do About It
How Medical Imaging AI Could Expose Your Private Health Data — and What to Do About It Artificial intelligence is transforming radiology. Algorithms now help detect tumors, fractures, and other abnormalities faster than a human eye might catch them, sometimes with higher accuracy. But the same technology that powers these advances also creates new risks for patient privacy. A recent study presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2026 meeting revealed that deepfake X‑rays can fool both radiologists and the AI systems meant to catch problems. This is not a hypothetical threat. Real medical images are being used to train AI models, and the safeguards around that data are often weaker than patients assume. ...