Radiologists in the loop: the roles of radiologists in the development of AI applications.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the various roles of radiologists in different steps of developing artificial intelligence (AI) applications.

Materials and methods

Through the case study of eight companies active in developing AI applications for radiology, in different regions (Europe, Asia, and North America), we conducted 17 semi-structured interviews and collected data from documents. Based on systematic thematic analysis, we identified various roles of radiologists. We describe how each role happens across the companies and what factors impact how and when these roles emerge.

Results

We identified 9 roles that radiologists play in different steps of developing AI applications: (1) problem finder (in 4 companies); (2) problem shaper (in 3 companies); (3) problem dominator (

SUBMITTER: Scheek D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8050223 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature