ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence (AI) language model developed and launched by OpenAI in 2022, giving human-like responses and interactions to the user.  It was created for many applications, from creating apology letters and recipes for food to more specific questions such as “What is the patient's outlook with elevated troponin levels and a normal ECG?” In the context of nuclear medicine (NM), it has the potential to be used as an assistant for the patient to know the details of their exam and answer any questions about it. ChatGPT also has potential in physician-asked questions; used in unison with the physician's own opinion to create a better outlook for the patient's care when doing a NM study. For the patients’ side of healthcare, ChatGPT was asked to explain NM procedures and preparations for a VQ scan, a myocardial perfusion study (MPI), and a bone scintigraphy. WebMD was used to compare versus ChatGPT for common information given about NM procedures. For physicians, its answer was qualitatively compared to the diagnosis and outlook. Utilization of the AI language model can be done much sooner for patients than physicians, if not now. Descriptions of NM studies were favorable to current information given on WebMD. For physicians, its current use is limited. Although it has its limitations, ChatGPT or a secure, medical-specific AI language model will be shaping healthcare in unison with physicians in the upcoming years once more data is available for it to read, and the systems continue to improve.

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