Perspectives of radiologists in Ghana about the emerging role of artificial intelligence in radiology
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2023
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Heliyon
Abstract
Background: The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based technologies in medicine is
advancing rapidly especially in the field of radiology. This however, is at a slow pace in Africa,
hence, this study to evaluate the perspectives of Ghanaian radiologists.
Methods: Data for this cross-sectional prospective study was collected between September and
November 2021 through an online survey and entered into SPSS for analysis. A Mann–Whitney U
test assisted in checking for possible gender differences in the mean Likert scale responses on the
radiologists’ perspectives about AI in radiology. Statistical significance was set at P ≤ 0.05.
Results: The study comprised 77 radiologists, with more males (71.4%). 97.4% were aware of the
concept of AI, with their initial exposure via conferences (42.9%). The majority of the re spondents had average awareness (36.4%) and below average expertise (44.2%) in radiological AI
usage. Most of the participants (54.5%) stated, they do not use AI in their practices. The re spondents disagreed that AI will ultimately replace radiologists in the near future (average Likert
score = 3.49, SD = 1.096) and that AI should be an integral part of the training of radiologists
(average Likert score = 1.91, SD = 0.830).
Conclusion: Although the radiologists had positive opinions about the capabilities of AI, they
exhibited an average awareness of and below average expertise in the usage of AI applications in
radiology. They agreed on the potential life changing impact of AI and were of the view that AI
will not replace radiologists but serve as a complement. There was inadequate radiological AI
infrastructure in Ghana.
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Research Article
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Artificial intelligence, Perception, Machine learning, Radiology, Ghana