SPEECH RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY IN RADIOLOGY (REVIEW

Speech recognition technology is a promising tool for healthcare systems. This technology has a fairly long history of use in US and European healthcare systems, beginning in the 1970s. However, it only became widespread at the beginning of the 21st century, replacing medical transcriptionists. For Russian healthcare system, speech recognition technology is a new tool. Its active development began only in the early 2010s, and its active implementation in healthcare began in the late 2010s. Such a delay is due to the peculiarities of the Russian language and the limitation of computing power present at the beginning of the XXI century. Currently, speech recognition technology is used to fill out medical reports by voice, it allows you to reduce the preparation time of the protocol of radiological studies in comparison with the traditional (keyboard) text input. The review described a brief history of the development and application of speech recognition technology in radiology. Key scientific studies confirming the effectiveness of its use in US and European healthcare systems are described. Our experience in the use of speech recognition technology is demonstrated and its effectiveness is evaluated. The prospects for further development and application of this technology in Russian health care are described.