The Practices of Artificial Intelligence Techniques and Their Worth in the Confrontation of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Literature Review
Maad M. Mıjwıl, Abdel‐Hameed Al‐Mistarehi, Dhamyaa Salim Mutar
Abstract
Today, the medical society is living in the era of artificial intelligence, which is developed and becomes more famous thanks to the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has given the space for artificial intelligence to appear more influential in analyzing medical data and providing very accurate results. This science has deservedly been able to achieve an excellent and vital position among healthcare workers, and it has become a necessary element of their work because of its a great potential for practical decision-making. The prospects of using intelligent systems in the medical field are deemed essential in the health division due to their ability to analyze big data and give exact results, aiming to improve the health of citizens and save their lives. In this article, a set of important information about the vital role of artificial intelligence in the medical field is highlighted. In addition, how this science does manage to confront SARS‐CoV‐2 by highlighting a set of investigations and analyses in predicting the spread of the virus, tracking infections, and diagnosis of cases through chest x-ray images of COVID-19 patients. The database of this article covered more than 40 studies between 2020 and 2021 and investigated the effects of utilizing artificial intelligence techniques in analyzing SARS‐CoV‐2 data. These studies are gathered from PubMed, NCBI, google scholar, Medrxiv, and other sites. This article includes a plethora of information about artificial intelligence and SARS‐CoV‐2. The findings confirm that artificial intelligence has a significant role in the healthcare domain, and it is advised to utilize its applications in the decision-making method.