In the field of medicine, machine learning has become very important. It's helping us identify diseases better, take care of patients more personally, and improve many important parts of healthcare. With more and more medical information available, machine learning, which relies on big sets of data, can make predictions more accurate and help doctors make better decisions. This chapter looks closely at how machine learning is being used in medicine right now. It also talks about how quantum computing could change healthcare. First, it explains different ways machine learning is used and how it's being used in medicine. It talks about things like diagnosing diseases, finding new medicines, and treating patients in a way that's right for them. Then, it explores how machine learning and quantum computing could work together. Quantum computing uses special particles to do many calculations at once. This could help process medical information much faster. Quantum computing could also help simulate how molecules interact, which is important for developing new medicines.
In the field of medicine, machine learning has become very important. It's helping us identify diseases better, take care of patients more personally, and improve many important parts of healthcare. With more and more medical information available, machine learning, which relies on big sets of data, can make predictions more accurate and help doctors make better decisions. This chapter looks closely at how machine learning is being used in medicine right now. It also talks about how quantum computing could change healthcare. First, it explains different ways machine learning is used and how it's being used in medicine. It talks about things like diagnosing diseases, finding new medicines, and treating patients in a way that's right for them. Then, it explores how machine learning and quantum computing could work together. Quantum computing uses special particles to do many calculations at once. This could help process medical information much faster. Quantum computing could also help simulate how molecules interact, which is important for developing new medicines.
Quantum computing is fast transforming the medical world and giving it a new level of speed, accuracy, and safety in the health-care information. The latest developments use quantum machine learning and quantum-classical to improve medical imaging like classification, segmentation, and disease prediction, going beyond the capability of the classical algorithms. In the multifactorial disease cases, like cancer and neurological diseases, quantum-enhanced analytics will yield better clinical prognoses, better biomarker discoveries, and earlier detection. In the meantime, quantum-cryptography protocols are under development that will provide protection against privacy threats that are constantly changing to harm patient data. State-of-the-art quantum neural networks and adaptive hybrid quantum convolutional neural networks (CNNs) continue to optimize the process of diagnostics, reducing resource consumption, without losing the level of accuracy. This review maps these new applications, identifies the new trends, and talks about the future challenges of such applications, especially the requirement of explainable, interpretable quantum AI, which the clinicians can believe in. In brief, quantum technologies are in their infancy, but will have the ability to advance precision medicine, customised treatment and revolutionise medical decision-making.
The use of quantum computing1 in healthcare represents a significant shift with the potential to revolutionize medical research, diagnostics, and treatment. Quantum computing can process and analyze large datasets much faster than classical computing, offering new opportunities in healthcare. This paper examines the various ways quantum computing can be applied in healthcare, such as in drug discovery, genetic research, personalized medicine, and complex disease modeling. By using quantum algorithms, researchers can identify new treatment targets and simulate the effects of drugs on human biology in ways that were previously impossible, which can reduce the time and cost of bringing new drugs to market. Quantum computing also allows for analyzing large genomic datasets2, which can help tailor treatments to individual genetic profiles. Additionally, this technology helps in modeling complex biological systems and disease processes, providing insights into the mechanisms of diseases at a molecular level and enabling the development of more effective treatments. However, integrating quantum computing into healthcare comes with challenges such as technical limitations, the need for specialized expertise, data security concerns, and ethical considerations. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the potential applications of quantum computing in healthcare, addresses the associated challenges, and discusses the future directions of this growing field, emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in fully utilizing quantum technologies in medicine. In recent years, quantum computing has rapidly advanced and attracted significant interest from academia and industry due to its unique ability to process information differently, resulting in previously unattainable computational capabilities. Despite its potential, the full impact of quantum computing on healthcare has not been thoroughly explored. This survey paper provides a systematic analysis of quantum computing's various capabilities in improving healthcare systems, focusing on its potential to transform compute-intensive healthcare tasks such as drug discovery, personalized medicine, DNA sequencing4, medical imaging5, and operational optimization. Through a comprehensive review of existing literature, we have developed taxonomies6 covering different aspects, including background and enabling technologies, applications, requirements, architectures, security, open issues, and future research directions, offering a comprehensive view of the quantum computing paradigm for healthcare. Our survey aims to assist new and experienced researchers in quantum computing and healthcare by helping them comprehend the current research landscape, identify potential opportunities and challenges, and make informed decisions when developing new architectures and applications for quantum computing in healthcare
Quantum computing is quickly revolutionizing medicine, promising unprecedented levels of processing, analysis, and decision-making abilities. This review discusses recent developments in applying quantum computing to medical imaging, diagnostics, and treatment planning. Quantum machine learning and hybrid quantum-classical models have been used by researchers to show improved accuracy, speed, and scalability in medical image classification, segmentation, and disease prediction. Quantum-improved algorithms are being implemented for early detection of multifactorial diseases like cancer and neurologic disorders with potential for advancing clinical prognoses and biomarker discovery. Moreover, quantum cryptography methods are under development to enhance security for private medical information with concerns regarding expanding privacy and security risks. Improvements in quantum neural networks and adaptive hybrid quantum convolutional neural networks (CNNs) also hold promise in enhancing diagnostic efficiency and resource savings. This review synthesizes existing applications, identifies new trends, and delineates challenges and future directions of quantum computing in medicine. It underscores the importance of explainable and interpretable quantum AI systems to maintain clinical trust and utility. The results indicate that quantum technologies, although in their infancy, have transformative potential for precision medicine, personalized therapy, and sophisticated medical decision-making.
This chapter discusses about how quantum computing has changed the healthcare field, focusing on its basic ideas of superposition and entanglement, which make it possible for computers to do more than traditional ones. It goes into detail about some of the most important uses, like using molecular simulations to find new drugs faster, using quantum-enhanced data analysis for personalized medicine, improving medical imaging, enhancing healthcare processes, and coming up with new ways to model diseases. Despite these positive changes, the chapter examines the problems that still need to be resolved. These include hardware limits, quantum error correction, system integration, data protection, and changing legal environments. It also shows how important it is to consider ethics and ensure everyone has equal access. At the end of the chapter, it is emphasized how important it is for people from different fields to work together, for artificial intelligence (AI) to be integrated, and for investments to continue so that quantum computing can fully transform diagnoses, treatment plans, and healthcare services as a whole.
Advancements in quantum computing hold the potential to revolutionize artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in the field of healthcare. This paper explores how quantum computing can be leveraged to improve predictive analytics and facilitate personalized medicine. Through enhanced computational capacity, quantum computing enables faster processing and analysis of large, complex datasets, essential for predictive models in healthcare. This integration can lead to more precise diagnostics, treatment options, and disease prevention strategies by refining AI’s capability to handle vast data. Quantum algorithms such as quantum neural networks and quantum support vector machines can significantly optimize machine learning models, reducing the time required for data processing and improving predictive accuracy. Personalized medicine, an emerging trend in healthcare, relies heavily on detailed patient data to tailor treatments. The combination of quantum computing and AI promises to make this process faster, more accurate, and scalable. This study presents a detailed review of the current state of quantum AI in healthcare, highlights methodologies for data analysis, and showcases a comprehensive architecture for integrating quantum computing in AI healthcare systems. We analyse relevant data from case studies to demonstrate the advantages and challenges of adopting quantum computing for AI-driven healthcare applications.
The growing volume of biomedical data from electronic health records, medical imaging, genomic sequencing, wearable Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices, and precision medicine has created new opportunities as well as significant computational challenges for healthcare. This chapter explores how Quantum Machine Learning (QML) can complement conventional machine learning by improving the analysis of complex, high-dimensional healthcare data through hybrid quantum–classical approaches. It introduces the fundamentals of quantum computing and discusses their application in genomics, medical imaging, drug discovery, IoMT-enabled healthcare, and cybersecurity. The chapter also presents an integrated framework that brings together quantum-enabled analytics, secure communication, and clinical decision support, while highlighting current challenges, ethical considerations, and future directions such as fault-tolerant quantum computing, explainable quantum AI, federated quantum learning, and post-quantum healthcare security.