Performance of AI to exclude normal chest radiographs to reduce radiologists' workload.

Journal: European radiology
Published Date:

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: This study investigates the performance of a commercially available artificial intelligence (AI) system to identify normal chest radiographs and its potential to reduce radiologist workload.

Authors

  • Steven Schalekamp
    From the Diagnostic Image Analysis Group, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Groteplein 10, Nijmegen 6500 HB, the Netherlands (K.M., E.T.S., S.S., C.M.S., B.v.G.); Department of Radiology, Bernhoven Hospital, Uden, the Netherlands (H.S.); Department of Radiology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands (A.J.G.K., M.B.J.M.K., T.S., M.R.); Department of Radiology, Meander Medisch Centrum, Amersfoort, the Netherlands (C.M.S.); and Thirona, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (R.H.H.M.P., A.M., J.M.).
  • Kicky van Leeuwen
    From the Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Anatomy, Radboud University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands (N.L., C.I.S., L.H.B., M.B., E.C., W.M.v.E., P.K.G., B.G., M.G., N.H., W.H., H.J.H., C.J., R.K., M.K., K.v.L., J.M., M.O., R.S., C. Schaefer-Prokop, S.S., E.T.S., C. Sital, J.T., K.V.V., C.d.V., W.X., B.d.W., M.P., B.v.G.); Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (L.B.); Thirona, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (J.P.C., E.M.v.R.); Departments of Internal Medicine (T.D.) and Radiology (M.V.), Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.A.G.); GROW School of Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.A.G.); Departments of Biomedical Physics and Engineering and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (L.v.H., I.I.); Department of Radiology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands (J.K.); Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Bremen, Germany (B.L.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, the Netherlands (T.v.R.V.); Department of Radiology, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, the Netherlands (C. Schaefer-Prokop, S.S.); and Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (J.L.S.).
  • Erdi Calli
    From the Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Anatomy, Radboud University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands (N.L., C.I.S., L.H.B., M.B., E.C., W.M.v.E., P.K.G., B.G., M.G., N.H., W.H., H.J.H., C.J., R.K., M.K., K.v.L., J.M., M.O., R.S., C. Schaefer-Prokop, S.S., E.T.S., C. Sital, J.T., K.V.V., C.d.V., W.X., B.d.W., M.P., B.v.G.); Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (L.B.); Thirona, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (J.P.C., E.M.v.R.); Departments of Internal Medicine (T.D.) and Radiology (M.V.), Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.A.G.); GROW School of Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.A.G.); Departments of Biomedical Physics and Engineering and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (L.v.H., I.I.); Department of Radiology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands (J.K.); Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Bremen, Germany (B.L.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, the Netherlands (T.v.R.V.); Department of Radiology, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, the Netherlands (C. Schaefer-Prokop, S.S.); and Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (J.L.S.).
  • Keelin Murphy
    From the Diagnostic Image Analysis Group, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Groteplein 10, Nijmegen 6500 HB, the Netherlands (K.M., E.T.S., S.S., C.M.S., B.v.G.); Department of Radiology, Bernhoven Hospital, Uden, the Netherlands (H.S.); Department of Radiology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands (A.J.G.K., M.B.J.M.K., T.S., M.R.); Department of Radiology, Meander Medisch Centrum, Amersfoort, the Netherlands (C.M.S.); and Thirona, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (R.H.H.M.P., A.M., J.M.).
  • Matthieu Rutten
    From the Diagnostic Image Analysis Group, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Groteplein 10, Nijmegen 6500 HB, the Netherlands (K.M., E.T.S., S.S., C.M.S., B.v.G.); Department of Radiology, Bernhoven Hospital, Uden, the Netherlands (H.S.); Department of Radiology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands (A.J.G.K., M.B.J.M.K., T.S., M.R.); Department of Radiology, Meander Medisch Centrum, Amersfoort, the Netherlands (C.M.S.); and Thirona, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (R.H.H.M.P., A.M., J.M.).
  • Bram Geurts
    From the Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Anatomy, Radboud University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands (N.L., C.I.S., L.H.B., M.B., E.C., W.M.v.E., P.K.G., B.G., M.G., N.H., W.H., H.J.H., C.J., R.K., M.K., K.v.L., J.M., M.O., R.S., C. Schaefer-Prokop, S.S., E.T.S., C. Sital, J.T., K.V.V., C.d.V., W.X., B.d.W., M.P., B.v.G.); Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (L.B.); Thirona, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (J.P.C., E.M.v.R.); Departments of Internal Medicine (T.D.) and Radiology (M.V.), Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.A.G.); GROW School of Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht, the Netherlands (H.A.G.); Departments of Biomedical Physics and Engineering and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (L.v.H., I.I.); Department of Radiology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, the Netherlands (J.K.); Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Medicine MEVIS, Bremen, Germany (B.L.); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, the Netherlands (T.v.R.V.); Department of Radiology, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, the Netherlands (C. Schaefer-Prokop, S.S.); and Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands (J.L.S.).
  • Liesbeth Peters-Bax
    Department of Imaging, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
  • Bram van Ginneken
    Diagnostic Image Analysis Group, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Fraunhofer Mevis, Bremen, Germany.
  • Mathias Prokop
    Department of Radiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.