In a study, cardiologists and the decision support system, called ARTificial Intelligence for clinical Cardiac nAvigation, or ARTICA, both examined 982 patients with stable chest pain. While the physicians determined that less than 5 percent of the patients could refrain from further testing, ARTICA advised no further testing for 67 percent.
After CT angiography scans were conducted on all the patients, 97 percent of those ARTICA said required no further testing were found to have no significant coronary artery disease, thus proving the AI correct. On average, ARTICA’s recommendations could save healthcare providers one hour and patients two hours, plus the costs of pricey CTA scans.
However, ARTICA is less accurate when determining which patients do require further testing. “We know that when ARTICA says don’t do a test it is almost 100 percent right,” Marco Mazzanti, MD, study author and cardiologist at London’s Royal Brompton Hospital, said in a statement. “When ARTICA decides a test is needed, we are less certain that this is correct. By adding more data to the ‘super brain’ these decisions will become more accurate and enable us to deliver more personalized care.”
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