| Literature DB >> 32530098 |
L Drukker1, J A Noble2, A T Papageorghiou1.
Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) uses data and algorithms to aim to draw conclusions that are as good as, or even better than, those drawn by humans. AI is already part of our daily life; it is behind face recognition technology, speech recognition in virtual assistants (such as Amazon Alexa, Apple's Siri, Google Assistant and Microsoft Cortana) and self-driving cars. AI software has been able to beat world champions in chess, Go and recently even Poker. Relevant to our community, it is a prominent source of innovation in healthcare, already helping to develop new drugs, support clinical decisions and provide quality assurance in radiology. The list of medical image-analysis AI applications with USA Food and Drug Administration or European Union (soon to fall under European Union Medical Device Regulation) approval is growing rapidly and covers diverse clinical needs, such as detection of arrhythmia using a smartwatch or automatic triage of critical imaging studies to the top of the radiologist's worklist. Deep learning, a leading tool of AI, performs particularly well in image pattern recognition and, therefore, can be of great benefit to doctors who rely heavily on images, such as sonologists, radiographers and pathologists. Although obstetric and gynecological ultrasound are two of the most commonly performed imaging studies, AI has had little impact on this field so far. Nevertheless, there is huge potential for AI to assist in repetitive ultrasound tasks, such as automatically identifying good-quality acquisitions and providing instant quality assurance. For this potential to thrive, interdisciplinary communication between AI developers and ultrasound professionals is necessary. In this article, we explore the fundamentals of medical imaging AI, from theory to applicability, and introduce some key terms to medical professionals in the field of ultrasound. We believe that wider knowledge of AI will help accelerate its integration into healthcare.Entities:
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32530098 PMCID: PMC7702141 DOI: 10.1002/uog.22122
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol ISSN: 0960-7692 Impact factor: 7.299
Examples of reported and expected future artificial intelligence (AI) applications in obstetric and gynecological ultrasound
| AI application | Description | Clinical utility |
|---|---|---|
| Probe guidance | Operator is guided how to manipulate probe to acquire fetal biometric plane | Facilitate sonographer training; basic scanning can be performed by non‐expert (e.g. general practitioner) |
| Fetal biometric plane finder |
Standard fetal biometric planes are automatically acquired, measured and stored | Reduce repetitive caliper adjustment clicks; reduce operator bias; instant quality control |
| Anomaly scan completeness | Anomaly scan checklist of mandatory planes is populated automatically | Ensure completeness of imaging and that all parts of anatomy are checked |
| Anomaly highlighting | Unusual fetal findings are identified in a standard plane | Highlight suspected abnormal finding; assist sonographer with referral decision |
| Cyst classification | Ovarian cysts are classified according to IOTA criteria | Improve consistency; reduce likelihood of error |
| Lung scans for Ob/Gyn | Ob/Gyn experts are taught how to perform lung ultrasound in patients with COVID19 | Reduce learning curve |
COVID19, coronavirus disease 2019;
IOTA, International Ovarian Tumor Analysis.
Figure 1Graphic representation of artificial intelligence. (a) Human neural network architecture and its resemblance to a deep artificial neural network. (b) Relationship between artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning. ARDA, automated retinal disease assessment (Appendix S1).