Kwong, Jethro C. C. and Erdman, Lauren and Khondker, Adree and Skreta, Marta and Goldenberg, Anna and McCradden, Melissa D. and Lorenzo, Armando J. and Rickard, Mandy (2022) The silent trial - the bridge between bench-to-bedside clinical AI applications. Frontiers in Digital Health, 4. ISSN 2673-253X
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Abstract
As more artificial intelligence (AI) applications are integrated into healthcare, there is an urgent need for standardization and quality-control measures to ensure a safe and successful transition of these novel tools into clinical practice. We describe the role of the silent trial, which evaluates an AI model on prospective patients in real-time, while the end-users (i.e., clinicians) are blinded to predictions such that they do not influence clinical decision-making. We present our experience in evaluating a previously developed AI model to predict obstructive hydronephrosis in infants using the silent trial. Although the initial model performed poorly on the silent trial dataset (AUC 0.90 to 0.50), the model was refined by exploring issues related to dataset drift, bias, feasibility, and stakeholder attitudes. Specifically, we found a shift in distribution of age, laterality of obstructed kidneys, and change in imaging format. After correction of these issues, model performance improved and remained robust across two independent silent trial datasets (AUC 0.85–0.91). Furthermore, a gap in patient knowledge on how the AI model would be used to augment their care was identified. These concerns helped inform the patient-centered design for the user-interface of the final AI model. Overall, the silent trial serves as an essential bridge between initial model development and clinical trials assessment to evaluate the safety, reliability, and feasibility of the AI model in a minimal risk environment. Future clinical AI applications should make efforts to incorporate this important step prior to embarking on a full-scale clinical trial.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Opene Prints > Multidisciplinary |
Depositing User: | Managing Editor |
Date Deposited: | 10 Jan 2023 12:38 |
Last Modified: | 01 Aug 2024 06:55 |
URI: | http://geographical.go2journals.com/id/eprint/1039 |