Who can assess and diagnose cardiac function best after reading an echocardiogram: Artificial intelligence (AI) or a sonographer? According to researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, AI has proved to be superior in assessing and diagnosing cardiac function when compared with echocardiogram assessments made by sonographers. The results have immediate implications for patients undergoing cardiac function imaging as well as broader implications for the field of cardiac imaging. Say the researchers, this successful clinical trial sets a superb precedent for how novel clinical AI algorithms can be discovered and tested within health systems, increasing the likelihood of improved patient care.