Efficacy of artificial intelligence in the categorisation of paediatric pneumonia on chest radiographs: A systematic review

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2023
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Field, E. L.
Tam, W.
Moore, N.
McEntee, Mark F.
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This study aimed to systematically review the literature to synthesise and summarise the evidence surrounding the efficacy of artificial intelligence (AI) in classifying paediatric pneumonia on chest radiographs (CXRs). Following the initial search of studies that matched the pre-set criteria, their data were extracted using a data extraction tool, and the included studies were assessed via critical appraisal tools and risk of bias. Results were accumulated, and outcome measures analysed included sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and area under the curve (AUC). Five studies met the inclusion criteria. The highest sensitivity was by an ensemble AI algorithm (96.3%). DenseNet201 obtained the highest level of specificity and accuracy (94%, 95%). The most outstanding AUC value was achieved by the VGG16 algorithm (96.2%). Some of the AI models achieved close to 100% diagnostic accuracy. To assess the efficacy of AI in a clinical setting, these AI models should be compared to that of radiologists. The included and evaluated AI algorithms showed promising results. These algorithms can potentially ease and speed up diagnosis once the studies are replicated and their performances are assessed in clinical settings, potentially saving millions of lives. � 2023 by the authors.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) , Chest radiograph , Computer-aided detection (CAD) , Deep learning (DL) , Paediatric pneumonia
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Field, E. L., Tam, W., Moore, N. and McEntee, M. (2023) 'Efficacy of artificial intelligence in the categorisation of paediatric pneumonia on chest radiographs: A Systematic Review', Children,�10(3), 576 (13pp). doi: 10.3390/children10030576
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