I would not use Claude to get a second opinion on anything that’s an image.
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I used Claude Code to get a second opinion on my MRI
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Re: I used Claude Code to get a second opinion on my MRI
#12I wouldn't trust anything from Claude here image-wise (maybe to get a 2nd opinion on the report itself and treatment it's reasonable), but also, on the cases there is something something serious, go to at least 2 different doctors and if they have different opinions go for a 3rd for a decisive vote, besides doing your own research (it's not that uncommon for hard cases to be badly diagnosed).
Re: I used Claude Code to get a second opinion on my MRI
#13That might be doctors new nightmare: people who second guess everything with AI. Previously it was "google your symptoms".
Nightmare because they're always right and the A.I second guessing is always wrong, or because they just don't like to be second guessed?
Re: I used Claude Code to get a second opinion on my MRI
#14That might be doctors new nightmare: people who second guess everything with AI. Previously it was "google your symptoms".
And say it's true because the AI said so.
Re: I used Claude Code to get a second opinion on my MRI
#15I feel like I'm going nuts.
There are other commenters saying this is a good practice they've also done for other injuries. You are saying you are an actual radiologist and immediately clock the problems with its advice.
I have seen this pattern over and over again. Anytime someone is an actual expert at anything, AI output appears insufficient or incomplete or outright misleading. It is only when you do not know what the AI is being asked to do is it likely you will find the output helpful.
This is itself alarming to me, but no one else seems to find this to be quite damning for the AI services being offered, preferring instanced to be wowed by the convenience and speed at which they can be delivered unreviewed and unproven information.
Re: I used Claude Code to get a second opinion on my MRI
#16I'm a radiologist but can't really weigh in without seeing the full 3D MRI dataset. Regarding this point: > They performed shockwave therapy on my shoulder even though a recent clinical practice guideline says clinicians should not use or recommend shockwave therapy for rotator-cuff tendinopathy without calcification; I was told during ultrasound that there was no calcification. Ultrasound isn't a great way to assess…
Why isn’t diagnostic ultrasound used in orthopedics? They inspect fetus hearts and other organs everyday, why not shoulders? Seems much cheaper and faster.
Re: I used Claude Code to get a second opinion on my MRI
#17Always worth a share for this scenario. It's not clear if LLMs are capable of doing actual analysis on medical imaging. For details see this article https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/frontier-models... > As detailed in a new, yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper, a team of researchers at Stanford University found that frontier AI models readily generated “detailed image descriptions and elaborate reasoning traces…
It makes a lot of sense if you understand how these models work but this was a cool read anyways and studies like this are impotent for curbing the unfortunate fever dream some folks seem to be collectively having about LLM omnipotence
Re: I used Claude Code to get a second opinion on my MRI
#18I would not use Claude to get a second opinion on anything that’s an image.
What's wrong with Claude? I've asked it to analyze images and even Opus 4 would perfect nail it.
Re: I used Claude Code to get a second opinion on my MRI
#19Always worth a share for this scenario. It's not clear if LLMs are capable of doing actual analysis on medical imaging. For details see this article https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/frontier-models... > As detailed in a new, yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper, a team of researchers at Stanford University found that frontier AI models readily generated “detailed image descriptions and elaborate reasoning traces…
The absolute only thing that matters is if they are provided an image what's the success rate.
Re: I used Claude Code to get a second opinion on my MRI
#20Radiologists very often have to weigh up different theories, guidelines based on the symptoms. The certainty of their diagnosis is their added value, or if they don’t know they will tell you why.
An AI telling you it could be X or Y because theory ABC… is the academic answer and a luxury clinicians don’t have. AI doesn’t give you what you want. I don’t see any added value in using generic AI models for this