Artificial intelligence applied to cardiovascular imaging, a critical focus on echocardiography: The point-of-view from "the other side of the coin".
Luca Dell'AngelaGian Luigi NicolosiPublished in: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (2022)
Cardiovascular imaging has achieved a crucial role in the management of cardiovascular diseases. In this field, echocardiography advantages include wide availability, portability, and affordability, at a relatively low cost. However, echocardiographic assessment requires highly trained operators, and implies high observer variability, as compared with the other cardiac imaging modalities. Hence, artificial intelligence might be extremely helpful. From the point-of-view of the peripheral "Spoke" Hospital potential user ("the other side of the coin"), artificial intelligence development appears very slow in the clinical arena. Many limitations are still present, and require full involvement, cooperation, and coordination of professional operators into Hub-and-Spoke network.
Keyphrases
- artificial intelligence
- machine learning
- big data
- deep learning
- left ventricular
- high resolution
- low cost
- pulmonary hypertension
- cardiovascular disease
- computed tomography
- emergency department
- healthcare
- heart failure
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- mitral valve
- atrial fibrillation
- coronary artery disease
- left atrial
- fluorescence imaging
- network analysis
- high intensity