デジタルトランスフォーメーション（DX）時代の耳鼻咽喉科医療

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Digital transformation (DX) was a term proposed by Stolterman et al., who stated that the ongoing development of information technology could be of service to better people’s lives. DX is reshaping interactions between health professionals and patients, decisions about treatment plans, and medical outcomes. Based on key trends from big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and next-generation communication, DX offers the hope for better medical care of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and welfare for patients. Big data aggregates information about electronic medical records, insurance receipts, patients’ registries, genome/omics, and biological information from wearable devices. AI health programs enable automatic analysis of endoscopic images, CT images, MR images, and voice data to enable diseases to be diagnosed by machine learning of the inputs gathered from thousands of data sets. Next-generation 5G communication is expected to enable smooth telemedicine with little delay, such as for hearing aid fitting and cochlear implant mapping. Telerobotic surgery has also been reported. Emerging digital technologies will change the face of otolaryngological medical care.