Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound.

“Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound.” is a core task performed by Radiologists. Among the occupation's 30 rated tasks, workers place it 29th by importance (#2 most important). About 96% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Analyze health or medical data. in Analyzing Data or Information
• Operate medical equipment. in Controlling Machines and Processes

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T3.

How AI is actually used on this kind of task

The Anthropic Economic Index observes how people actually use AI on tasks like this one across millions of real conversations.

• 0.002% share of AI-use records mapped to this task
• 38% of that use is work-related
• Most common interaction: learning
• Average autonomy of the AI: 3.4 (1–5; higher = more autonomous)
• 77% of interactions still needed a human in the loop

Observed AI use describes people choosing to use AI as a tool on this kind of task today. It is augmentation and assistance, not a measure of jobs replaced.

Working with AI vs. handing it off

Of the AI conversations mapped to this task, the split between people working alongside AI and people delegating the task to it.

How people interact with AI on this task

Other tasks in this occupation

• Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings. · importance 5.0
• Document the performance, interpretation, or outcomes of all procedures performed. · importance 4.9
• Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families. · importance 4.8
• Review or transmit images and information using picture archiving or communications systems. · importance 4.8
• Obtain patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians. · importance 4.8
• Confer with medical professionals regarding image-based diagnoses. · importance 4.8
• Recognize or treat complications during and after procedures, including blood pressure problems, pain, oversedation, or bleeding. · importance 4.8
• Perform interventional procedures such as image-guided biopsy, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, transhepatic biliary drainage, or nephrostomy catheter placement. · importance 4.7
• Develop or monitor procedures to ensure adequate quality control of images. · importance 4.6
• Provide counseling to radiologic patients to explain the processes, risks, benefits, or alternative treatments. · importance 4.5
• Establish or enforce standards for protection of patients or personnel. · importance 4.5
• Coordinate radiological services with other medical activities. · importance 4.4
• Instruct radiologic staff in desired techniques, positions, or projections. · importance 4.4
• Develop treatment plans for radiology patients. · importance 4.3

See all tasks on the Radiologists page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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