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ReviewJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2021

Review of computer vision application in in vitro fertilization: the application of deep learning-based computer vision technology in the world of IVF.

Claudio Michael Louis, Alva Erwin, Nining Handayani, Arie A Polim, Arief Boediono, Ivan Sini

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Review in Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
7.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. A review of artificial intelligence applications in in vitro fertilization.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025
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  11. In Contemporary Reproductive Medicine Human Beings are Not Yet Dispensable.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2023
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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

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Claudio Michael LouisIRSI Research and Training Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia. michael.louis18@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2943-0277
Alva ErwinIRSI Research and Training Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1454-2674
Nining HandayaniIRSI Research and Training Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8123-1203
Arie A PolimIRSI Research and Training Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5876-4968
Arief BoedionoIRSI Research and Training Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1535-703X
Ivan SiniIRSI Research and Training Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5364-0381
Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia · IDIPB University · IDSwiss German University · IDYarsi University · ID

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In vitro fertilization has been regarded as a forefront solution in treating infertility for over four decades, yet its effectiveness has remained relatively low. This could be attributed to the lack of advancements for the method of observing and selecting the most viable embryos for implantation. The conventional morphological assessment of embryos exhibits inevitable drawbacks which include time- and effort-consuming, and imminent risks of bias associated with subjective assessments performed by individual embryologists. A combination of these disadvantages, undeterred by the introduction of the time-lapse incubator technology, has been considered as a prominent contributor to the less preferable success rate of IVF cycles. Nonetheless, a recent surge of AI-based solutions for tasks automation in IVF has been observed. An AI-powered assistant could improve the efficiency of performing certain tasks in addition to offering accurate algorithms that behave as baselines to minimize the subjectivity of the decision-making process. Through a comprehensive review, we have discovered multiple approaches of implementing deep learning technology, each with varying degrees of success, for constructing the automated systems in IVF which could evaluate and even annotate the developmental stages of an embryo.

Indexed as

Deep LearningBlastocystCell CountFemaleFertilization in VitroHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedNeural Networks, ComputerPregnancyTime-Lapse ImagingTreatment OutcomeArtificial intelligenceDeep learningEmbryo assessmentEmbryo selectionIn vitro fertilization

Identifiers

PMID33811587
PMCPMC8324729
OpenAlexW3143813513

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