Clinical workflow of sonographers performing fetal anomaly ultrasound scans: deep-learning-based analysis.

Journal: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
PMID: 35726505

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Despite decades of obstetric scanning, the field of sonographer workflow remains largely unexplored. In the second trimester, sonographers use scan guidelines to guide their acquisition of standard planes and structures; however, the scan-acquisition order is not prescribed. Using deep-learning-based video analysis, the aim of this study was to develop a deeper understanding of the clinical workflow undertaken by sonographers during second-trimester anomaly scans.

Authors

  • L Drukker
    Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
  • H Sharma
    Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
  • J N Karim
    Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
  • R Droste
    Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
  • J A Noble
    Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
  • A T Papageorghiou
    Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.

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