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Vergara, Daniel

0000-0003-0809-8308

Mayo Clinic

Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, United States.

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Artificial intelligence in medicine: mitigating risks and maximizing benefits via quality assurance, quality control, and acceptance testing
Mahmood, Usman , Chan, Heang‐Ping , Drukker, Karen , Samala, Ravi K. , Vergara, Daniel , Petrick, Nicholas , Huo, Zhimin, Summers, Ronald M. , Cha, Kenny H, Grizzard, Kevin , Yoshida, Hiroyuki , Mazurchuk, Richard, Suzuki, Kenji , Armato, Samuel G. , Chan, Heang-Ping , Drukker, Karen , Samala, Ravi K , Vergara, Daniel , Petrick, Nicholas , Summers, Ronald M , Deserno, Thomas M , Shukla‐Dave, Amita , Chen, Quan , Greenspan, Hayit , Sahiner, Berkman , Cha, Kenny H, Tourassi, Georgia D. , Näppi, Janne J. , Regge, Daniele , Morra, Lia , Huisman, Henkjan , Hadjiiski, Lubomir M.

BJR|Artificial Intelligence | March 4, 2024 | Volume: 1 | Issue: 1 | Pages: No page available

10.1093/bjrai/ubae003 Get It

Abstract The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in medicine poses challenges to existing clinical workflows. This commentary discusses the necessity of context-specific quality assurance (QA), emphasizing the need for robust QA measures with quality control (QC) procedures that encompass (1) acceptance testing (AT) before clinical use, (2) continuous QC monitoring, and (3) adequate user training. The discussion also covers essential components of AT and QA, illustrated with real-world examples. We also highlight what we see as the shared responsibility of manufacturers or vendors, regulators, healthcare systems, medical physicists, and clinicians to enact appropriate testing and oversight to ensure a safe and equitable transformation of medicine through AI.