5 Topic Commentaries

Can AI Extract Echo Report Data as Accurately as Expert Annotation?

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  James Zou, PhD

  Biomedical Data Science; Medical AI

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  Stanford University

  We showed that AI can help improve accuracy and speed of echocardiogram readings.

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  David Ouyang, MD

  Cardiology; Echocardiography

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  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

  A more precise measurement from AI can streamline the workflow and allow for detection of earlier, subtle changes in heart function.

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  Rohan Khera, MD, MS

  Cardiovascular Medicine; Health Informatics

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  Yale School of Medicine; Yale School of Public Health

  We wanted to develop a technology that can assist these very busy echocardiographers to help improve accuracy and accelerate their workflow.

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  Evangelos K. Oikonomou, MD, DPhil

  Cardiovascular Medicine

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  Yale School of Medicine

  While it is highly accurate, it can be less interpretable than the read from a clinician.

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  Eric J. Velazquez, MD

  Cardiovascular Medicine

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  Yale School of Medicine

  AI tools like the one validated in this study have the potential to help us increase our efficiency and accuracy.

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