Effect of artificial intelligence-based triaging of breast cancer screening mammograms on cancer detection and radiologist workload: a retrospective simulation study.

Journal: The Lancet. Digital health
Published Date: Sep 1, 2020

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We examined the potential change in cancer detection when using an artificial intelligence (AI) cancer-detection software to triage certain screening examinations into a no radiologist work stream, and then after regular radiologist assessment of the remainder, triage certain screening examinations into an enhanced assessment work stream. The purpose of enhanced assessment was to simulate selection of women for more sensitive screening promoting early detection of cancers that would otherwise be diagnosed as interval cancers or as next-round screen-detected cancers. The aim of the study was to examine how AI could reduce radiologist workload and increase cancer detection.

Authors

  • Karin Dembrower
    Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Erik Wåhlin
    Department of Medical Radiation Physics and Nuclear Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Yue Liu
    School of Athletic Performance, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China.
  • Mattie Salim
    From the Departments of Pathology and Oncology (M.S., F.S.), Physiology and Pharmacology (K.D., P.L.), and Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (M.E.), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Radiology (M.S.) and Breast Radiology (F.S.), Karolinska University Hospital, Dalagatan 90, 113 43 Stockholm, Sweden; and the Department of Radiology, Capio Sankt Görans Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (K.D.).
  • Kevin Smith
  • Peter Lindholm
    Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Martin Eklund
    Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: martin.eklund@ki.se.
  • Fredrik Strand
    Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

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