Artificial intelligence system reduces false-positive findings in the interpretation of breast ultrasound exams

Y Shen, FE Shamout, JR Oliver, J Witowski… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Nature communications, 2021nature.com
Though consistently shown to detect mammographically occult cancers, breast ultrasound
has been noted to have high false-positive rates. In this work, we present an AI system that
achieves radiologist-level accuracy in identifying breast cancer in ultrasound images.
Developed on 288,767 exams, consisting of 5,442,907 B-mode and Color Doppler images,
the AI achieves an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.976
on a test set consisting of 44,755 exams. In a retrospective reader study, the AI achieves a …
Abstract
Though consistently shown to detect mammographically occult cancers, breast ultrasound has been noted to have high false-positive rates. In this work, we present an AI system that achieves radiologist-level accuracy in identifying breast cancer in ultrasound images. Developed on 288,767 exams, consisting of 5,442,907 B-mode and Color Doppler images, the AI achieves an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.976 on a test set consisting of 44,755 exams. In a retrospective reader study, the AI achieves a higher AUROC than the average of ten board-certified breast radiologists (AUROC: 0.962 AI, 0.924 ± 0.02 radiologists). With the help of the AI, radiologists decrease their false positive rates by 37.3% and reduce requested biopsies by 27.8%, while maintaining the same level of sensitivity. This highlights the potential of AI in improving the accuracy, consistency, and efficiency of breast ultrasound diagnosis.
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