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ArticleBritish journal of biomedical science2025

Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Sciences: A Scoping Review.

Rasha Abu-El-Ruz, Ali Hasan, Dima Hijazi, Ovelia Masoud, Atiyeh M Abdallah, Susu M Zughaier, Maha Al-Asmakh

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Article in British journal of biomedical science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Rasha Abu-El-RuzDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Ali HasanSchool of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Dima HijaziDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Art and Science, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Ovelia MasoudDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Atiyeh M AbdallahDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Susu M ZughaierCollege of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Maha Al-AsmakhDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly playing important roles in healthcare diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and prevention of diseases. Despite this widespread implementation of AI in biomedical sciences, it has yet to be characterized. Aim: The aim of this scoping review is to explore AI in biomedical sciences. Specific objectives are to synthesize six scopes addressing the characteristics of AI in biomedical sciences and to provide in-depth understanding of its relevance to education. Methods: This scoping review has been developed according to Arksey and O'Malley frameworks. PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases were searched using broad search terms without restrictions. Citations were imported into EndNote for screening and extraction. Data were categorized and synthesized to define six scopes discussing AI in biomedical sciences. Results: A total of 2,249 articles were retrieved for screening and extraction, and 192 articles were included in this review. Six scopes were synthesized from the extracted data: Scope (1): AI in biomedical sciences by decade, highlighting the increasing number of publications on AI in biomedical sciences. Scope (2): AI in biomedical sciences by region, showing that publications on AI in biomedical sciences mainly originate from high-income countries, particularly the USA. Scope (3): AI in biomedical sciences by model, identifying machine learning as the most frequently reported model. Scope (4): AI in biomedical sciences by discipline, with microbiology the discipline most commonly associated with AI in biomedical sciences. Scope (5): AI in biomedical sciences education, which was limited to only six studies, indicating a gap in research on the educational application of AI in biomedical sciences. Scope (6): Opportunities and limitations of AI in biomedical sciences, where major reported opportunities include efficiency, accuracy, universal applicability, and real-world application. Limitations include; model complexity, limited applicability, and algorithm robustness. Conclusion: AI has generally been under characterized in the biomedical sciences due to variability in AI models, disciplines, and perspectives of applicability.

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Artificial IntelligenceBiomedical ResearchHumansMachine Learningartificial intelligencebiomedical sciencesclinicalNAACLSscoping review

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PMID40837680
PMCPMC12360964

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