Thursday, July 1, 2021

AI-Can Reduce Workload in Breast Cancer Screening

A study published in Radiology determined that an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm could reduce the digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and mammography (DM) workload of radiologists without impacting diagnostic accuracy.

A total of 15,987 DM and DBT examinations (which included 98 screening-detected and 15 interval cancers from the 15,987 women were evaluated.  In comparison with the double reading of the DBT images, AI with DBT would result in 72.5% less workload, noninferior sensitivity, and a 16.7% lower recall rate.  Similar results were obtained for AI and DM. 

AI could obviate over 70% of radiologists' double reading thus enable DBT adoption in breast cancer screening programs.

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