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ArticlePreventive medicine reports2024

Australian healthcare workers' views on artificial intelligence in BreastScreen: Results of a mixed method survey study.

Jennifer Sn Tang, Helen Ml Frazer, Katrina Kunicki, Prabhathi Basnayake, Maho Omori, Jocelyn Lippey

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Jennifer Sn TangDivision of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Helen Ml FrazerSt Vincent's BreastScreen, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Katrina KunickiSt Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Prabhathi BasnayakeDepartment of Health and Education Community Services, Torrens University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Maho OmoriBreastScreen Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
Jocelyn LippeySt Vincent's BreastScreen, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Introduction: The evolving role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medicine, particularly in radiology and population-based breast cancer screening programs, offers potential accuracy gains and efficiency improvements. However, successful implementation requires understanding of healthcare workers' views on AI, which this study aims to explore within the Australian BreastScreen program. Methods: An online survey was distributed to clinical staff involved in breast imaging, collecting responses from November 2022 to April 2023. The survey encompassed demographic information, opinions, and experiences with AI in medical imaging, with questions covering various scenarios of AI integration in BreastScreen. Results: Out of an estimated 350 professionals contacted, 95 responded, with 84.2 % (80/95) being radiologists. Less than half of respondents (44.9 %, 40/89) had worked with artificial intelligence for image classification previously. The majority of radiologists 74.2 % (46/62) thought that the use of AI in reading mammograms for BreastScreen would improve workflow. However, radiologists thought they would behave with increasing caution with scenarios where AI was more autonomous, with the majority of radiologists (63.3 %, 38/60) uncomfortable with holding accountability when the AI was used to triage and remove cases from the workflow. Notably, 60 % of radiologists (36/60) expressed concerns about accountability. Discussion: The findings suggest an optimistic attitude towards AI among Australian healthcare workers, although when given hypothetical scenarios for the way AI could be integrated into BreastScreen, there was increasing caution with scenarios where AI was more autonomous. This study highlights understanding and concerns of healthcare professionals working in population screening which are important to address when implementing AI into the healthcare system.

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Artificial IntelligenceBreast ImagingCancerMammographyPopulation screening

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PMID39558908
PMCPMC11570924

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