Health Imaging May 24, 2023
The ability to use artificial intelligence as a standalone reader in medical imaging could be on the cusp of becoming reality, according to a new meta-analysis published this week in Radiology.
The paper summarizes 16 different studies on AI as a standalone reader for digital mammograms and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams, published between January 2017 and June 2022. This included a total of more than 1 million exams of nearly 500,000 women.
“There is considerable interest in the potential use of artificial intelligence systems in mammographic screening,” co-senior author of the new paper Linda Moy, MD, with the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, and colleagues noted. “However, it is essential to critically evaluate the performance...