In Medical physics ; h5-index 59.0
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, and specifically in deep learning (DL) techniques, have enabled broad application of these methods in health care. The promise of the DL approach has spurred further interest in computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) development and applications using both 'traditional' machine learning methods and newer DL-based methods. We use the term CAD-AI to refer to this expanded clinical decision support environment that uses traditional and DL-based AI methods. Numerous studies have been published to date on the development of machine learning tools for computer-aided, or AI-assisted, clinical tasks. However, most of these machine learning models are not ready for clinical deployment. It is of paramount importance to ensure that a clinical decision support tool undergoes proper training and rigorous validation of its generalizability and robustness before adoption for patient care in the clinic. To address these important issues, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Computer-Aided Image Analysis Subcommittee (CADSC) is charged, in part, to develop recommendations on practices and standards for the development and performance assessment of computer-aided decision support systems. The committee has previously published two opinion papers on the evaluation of CAD systems and issues associated with user training and quality assurance of these systems in the clinic. With machine learning techniques continuing to evolve and CAD applications expanding to new stages of the patient care process, the current task group report considers the broader issues common to the development of most, if not all, CAD-AI applications and their translation from the bench to the clinic. The goal is to bring attention to the proper training and validation of machine learning algorithms that may improve their generalizability and reliability and accelerate the adoption of CAD-AI systems for clinical decision support. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Hadjiiski Lubomir, Cha Kenny, Chan Heang-Ping, Drukker Karen, Morra Lia, Näppi Janne J, Sahiner Berkman, Yoshida Hiroyuki, Chen Quan, Deserno Thomas M, Greenspan Hayit, Huisman Henkjan, Huo Zhimin, Mazurchuk Richard, Petrick Nicholas, Regge Daniele, Samala Ravi, Summers Ronald M, Suzuki Kenji, Tourassi Georgia, Vergara Daniel, Armato Samuel G
2022-Dec-24
AI, CAD, Decision support systems, Image analysis, Machine learning, Medical Imaging, Model development, Reference standards, best practices
