Improving mammography interpretation for both novice and experienced readers : a comparative study of two commercial artificial intelligence software

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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the improvement of mammography interpretation for novice and experienced radiologists assisted by two commercial AI software.

METHODS: We compared the performance of two AI software (AI-1 and AI-2) in two experienced and two novice readers for 200 mammographic examinations (80 cancer cases). Two reading sessions were conducted within 4 weeks. The readers rated the likelihood of malignancy (range, 1-7) and the percentage probability of malignancy (range, 0-100%), with and without AI assistance. Differences in AUROC, sensitivity, and specificity were analyzed.

RESULTS: Mean AUROC increased in both novice (0.86 to 0.90 with AI-1 [p = 0.005]; 0.91 with AI-2 [p < 0.001]) and experienced readers (0.87 to 0.92 with AI-1 [p < 0.001]; 0.90 with AI-2 [p = 0.004]). Sensitivities increased from 81.3 to 88.8% with AI-1 (p = 0.027) and to 91.3% with AI-2 (p = 0.005) in novice readers, and from 81.9 to 90.6% with AI-1 (p = 0.001) and to 87.5% with AI-2 (p = 0.016) in experienced readers. Specificity did not decrease significantly in both novice (p > 0.999, both) and experienced readers (p > 0.999 with AI-1 and 0.282 with AI-2). There was no significant difference in the performance change depending on the type of AI software (p > 0.999).

CONCLUSION: Commercial AI software improved the diagnostic performance of both novice and experienced readers. The type of AI software used did not significantly impact performance changes. Further validation with a larger number of cases and readers is needed.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT: Commercial AI software effectively aided mammography interpretation irrespective of the experience level of human readers.

KEY POINTS: • Mammography interpretation remains challenging and is subject to a wide range of interobserver variability. • In this multi-reader study, two commercial AI software improved the sensitivity of mammography interpretation by both novice and experienced readers. The type of AI software used did not significantly impact performance changes. • Commercial AI software may effectively support mammography interpretation irrespective of the experience level of human readers.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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European radiology - (2023) vom: 08. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kim, Hee Jeong [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Woo Jung [VerfasserIn]
Gwon, Hye Yun [VerfasserIn]
Jang, Seo Jin [VerfasserIn]
Chae, Eun Young [VerfasserIn]
Shin, Hee Jung [VerfasserIn]
Cha, Joo Hee [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Hak Hee [VerfasserIn]

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Artificial intelligence
Breast neoplasms
Computer-assisted diagnosis
Journal Article
Mammography

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Date Revised 08.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1007/s00330-023-10422-8

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NLM364301317