The Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in Digital Radiology in the Scientific Literature: A Narrative Review of Reviews
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Background
1.2. Related Work
1.3. Problems, Research Question, and Purpose of the Study
2. Methods
3. Results
- The number of reviews produced is very low, which denotes a low interest on the part of researchers in addressing the sector of AI regulations regarding digital radiology.
- No studies showed problems concerning the conflicts of interest.
3.1. The Ethical Issues in the Scientific Literature
3.2. The Regulatory Framework in the Scientific Literature
3.3. The Bottlenecks of the Legal Issues
4. Discussion
4.1. Added Value of the Review
4.2. Limitations of the Reviews
4.3. Comparison with the Recent Research Trends
4.4. Limitations
5. Conclusions
5.1. Achievements in Brief
5.2. Conclusions in Detail
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Acronyms
AI | Artificial Intelligence |
DR | Digital radiology |
MD | Medical Device |
SaMD | Software as Medical Device |
FDA | Food and Drug administration |
ML | Machine Learning |
ACR | American College of Radiology |
NMPD | National Medical Products Administration |
IMDRF | International Medical Device Regulators Forum |
FHIR | Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource |
DICOM | Digital Imaging and COmmunications in Medicine |
HL7 | Health Level seven |
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Giansanti D. The Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in Digital Radiology in the Scientific Literature: A Narrative Review of Reviews. Healthcare. 2022; 10(10):1824. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/healthcare10101824
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiansanti, Daniele. 2022. "The Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in Digital Radiology in the Scientific Literature: A Narrative Review of Reviews" Healthcare 10, no. 10: 1824. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/healthcare10101824