AI-Driven Zero-Touch Network Orchestration for Tele-Radiology in Resource-Constrained Environments
Javed, M. Z.; Majeed, R.; Shafeeq, U.; Usman, H.; Ahmad, M.
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BackgroundThe deployment of high-fidelity diagnostic Artificial Intelligence (AI) in resource-constrained environments is hindered by the stochastic nature of network latency and bandwidth limitations. Traditional tele-radiology relies on static cloud offloading, which introduces unacceptable latency for critical care scenarios. Zero-Touch Network and Service Management (ZSM) offers a paradigm for automated network orchestration, yet current frameworks lack application-layer awareness regarding clinical urgency and image complexity. MethodologyThis study proposes a novel Cross-Modal Latent Transformer (CMLT) integrated within a Zero-Touch Network Orchestration architecture. The system utilizes a lightweight Edge-Gating mechanism to dynamically partition inference tasks between edge nodes and cloud resources based on feature entropy. The model was trained and validated on the MIMIC-CXR (v2.0.0) (n = 377, 110) and CheXpert (n = 224, 316) datasets, employing a 70/10/20 split. ResultsThe proposed orchestration framework achieved an AUC-ROC of 0.962 [95% CI: 0.941-0.983] for Atelectasis detection, comparable to full-cloud inference, while reducing network bandwidth consumption by 64.3%. McNemars test indicated no statistically significant difference in diagnostic accuracy between the orchestrated hybrid approach and the full-precision cloud baseline (p > 0.05), despite a 120 ms reduction in mean inference latency. Clinical SignificanceBy embedding clinical feature extraction directly into the network orchestration logic, this framework enables real-time, zero-touch provisioning of diagnostic resources, facilitating reliable AI deployment in rural and bandwidth-limited clinical settings.
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