Journal
HEALTHCARE
Volume 9, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9101347
Keywords
e-health; medical devices; m-health; digital-pathology; picture archive and communication system; artificial intelligence; cytology; histology; diagnostic pathology
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The study focused on the introduction of artificial intelligence in digital pathology and surveyed biomedical laboratory technicians to understand their consensus and acceptance. Results showed good perception of basic training but low perceived knowledge of AI, along with expectations, impact, workflow changes, and concerns regarding AI. The study concluded that the use of AI in DP is an unstoppable process and stakeholders should invest in monitoring and consensus training initiatives.
Motivation: This study deals with the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) in digital pathology (DP). The study starts from the highlights of a companion paper. Objective: The aim was to investigate the consensus and acceptance of the insiders on this issue. Procedure: An electronic survey based on the standardized package Microsoft Forms (Microsoft, Redmond, WA, USA) was proposed to a sample of biomedical laboratory technicians (149 admitted in the study, 76 males, 73 females, mean age 44.2 years). Results: The survey showed no criticality. It highlighted (a) the good perception of the basic training on both groups, and (b) a uniformly low perceived knowledge of AI (as arisen from the graded questions). Expectations, perceived general impact, perceived changes in the work-flow, and worries clearly emerged in the study. Conclusions: The of AI in DP is an unstoppable process, as well as the increase of the digitalization in the health domain. Stakeholders must not look with suspicion towards AI, which can represent an important resource, but should invest in monitoring and consensus training initiatives based also on electronic surveys.
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