Demystifying Medico-legal Challenges of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Molecular Imaging and Therapy.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been rapidly embraced by imaging fields and offers a variety of benefits in nuclear medicine; however, the biggest hurdles to AI in health care will likely not be technological but legal. What happens when an error occurs in the AI setting? A variety of legal causes of action, ranging from medical malpractice, to notions of vicarious liability/agency to products liability may come into play in an AI-related lawsuit. Physicians working with AI need to understand these causes of action, stay abreast of legal developments in AI, and advocate for appropriate guidelines and legislation.