Your Medical Scans Could Be Faked or Leaked: What to Know About AI Privacy Risks
Your Medical Scans Could Be Faked or Leaked: What to Know About AI Privacy Risks Artificial intelligence is transforming radiology, enabling faster and sometimes more accurate readings of X‑rays, CT scans, and MRIs. But as AI tools become embedded in medical imaging workflows, a less visible risk has emerged: the security and authenticity of those images. Recent work presented by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has shown that medical imaging AI opens a Pandora’s box of privacy-related risks, from convincing deepfake scans to unauthorized data sharing. For patients, understanding these risks is the first step toward protecting their most personal health information. ...