Impact of human and artificial intelligence collaboration on workload reduction in medical image interpretation

Abstract Clinicians face increasing workloads in medical imaging interpretation, and artificial intelligence (AI) offers potential relief. This meta-analysis evaluates the impact of human-AI collaboration on image interpretation workload. Four databases were searched for studies comparing reading ti...

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Main Authors: Mingyang Chen, Yuting Wang, Qiankun Wang, Jingyi Shi, Huike Wang, Zichen Ye, Peng Xue, Youlin Qiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:npj Digital Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01328-w
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Summary:Abstract Clinicians face increasing workloads in medical imaging interpretation, and artificial intelligence (AI) offers potential relief. This meta-analysis evaluates the impact of human-AI collaboration on image interpretation workload. Four databases were searched for studies comparing reading time or quantity for image-based disease detection before and after AI integration. The Quality Assessment of Studies of Diagnostic Accuracy was modified to assess risk of bias. Workload reduction and relative diagnostic performance were pooled using random-effects model. Thirty-six studies were included. AI concurrent assistance reduced reading time by 27.20% (95% confidence interval, 18.22%–36.18%). The reading quantity decreased by 44.47% (40.68%–48.26%) and 61.72% (47.92%–75.52%) when AI served as the second reader and pre-screening, respectively. Overall relative sensitivity and specificity are 1.12 (1.09, 1.14) and 1.00 (1.00, 1.01), respectively. Despite these promising results, caution is warranted due to significant heterogeneity and uneven study quality.
ISSN:2398-6352