Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34185175›Full record

ArticleInsights into imaging2021

Workload of diagnostic radiologists in the foreseeable future based on recent scientific advances: growth expectations and role of artificial intelligence.

Thomas C Kwee, Robert M Kwee

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Insights into imaging, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06877182 (Novel Neuroradiological Workflow for the Assisted DIAgnosis and Management of DEMentia with Artificial Intelligence), which is not on this map. Cited by 55 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
55citing papers in PubMed
9.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06877182 active not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Novel Neuroradiological Workflow for the Assisted DIAgnosis and Management of DEMentia with Artificial Intelligence

TypeobservationalSponsorIRCCS SYNLAB SDNRan2024 to 2027Enrolled80,000ConditionsAlzheimer Disease, DementiaArmsMagnetic Resonance Imaging with Contrast
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. Review
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. Article
  16. Article
  17. Article
  18. Observational
  19. Article
  20. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas C KweeMedical Imaging Center, Departments of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands. thomaskwee@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9005-8529
Robert M KweeDepartment of Radiology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands.
University Medical Center Groningen · NLZuyderland Medisch Centrum · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine the anticipated contribution of recently published medical imaging literature, including artificial intelligence (AI), on the workload of diagnostic radiologists.

methodsThis study included a random sample of 440 medical imaging studies published in 2019. The direct contribution of each study to patient care and its effect on the workload of diagnostic radiologists (i.e., number of examinations performed per time unit) was assessed. Separate analyses were done for an academic tertiary care center and a non-academic general teaching hospital.

resultsIn the academic tertiary care center setting, 65.0% (286/440) of studies could directly contribute to patient care, of which 48.3% (138/286) would increase workload, 46.2% (132/286) would not change workload, 4.5% (13/286) would decrease workload, and 1.0% (3/286) had an unclear effect on workload. In the non-academic general teaching hospital setting, 63.0% (277/240) of studies could directly contribute to patient care, of which 48.7% (135/277) would increase workload, 46.2% (128/277) would not change workload, 4.3% (12/277) would decrease workload, and 0.7% (2/277) had an unclear effect on workload. Studies with AI as primary research area were significantly associated with an increased workload (p < 0.001), with an odds ratio (OR) of 10.64 (95% confidence interval (CI) 3.25-34.80) in the academic tertiary care center setting and an OR of 10.45 (95% CI 3.19-34.21) in the non-academic general teaching hospital setting.

conclusionsRecently published medical imaging studies often add value to radiological patient care. However, they likely increase the overall workload of diagnostic radiologists, and this particularly applies to AI studies.

Indexed as

Artificial intelligenceRadiologistsRadiologyResearchWorkload

Identifiers

PMID34185175
PMCPMC8241957
OpenAlexW3176626957

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.