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Observational Study
Evaluation of an artificial intelligent algorithm (Heartassist™) to automatically assess the quality of second trimester cardiac views: a prospective study.
Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2023 September 27
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the agreement between visual and automatic methods in assessing the adequacy of fetal cardiac views obtained during second trimester ultrasonographic examination.
METHODS: In a prospective observational study frames of the four-chamber view left and right outflow tracts, and three-vessel trachea view were obtained from 120 consecutive singleton low-risk women undergoing second trimester ultrasound at 19-23 weeks of gestation. For each frame, the quality assessment was performed by an expert sonographer and by an artificial intelligence software (Heartassist™). The Cohen's κ coefficient was used to evaluate the agreement rates between both techniques.
RESULTS: The number and percentage of images considered adequate visually by the expert or with Heartassist™ were similar with a percentage >87 % for all the cardiac views considered. The Cohen's κ coefficient values were for the four-chamber view 0.827 (95 % CI 0.662-0.992), 0.814 (95 % CI 0.638-0.990) for left ventricle outflow tract, 0.838 (95 % CI 0.683-0.992) and three vessel trachea view 0.866 (95 % CI 0.717-0.999), indicating a good agreement between the two techniques.
CONCLUSIONS: Heartassist™ allows to obtain the automatic evaluation of fetal cardiac views, reached the same accuracy of expert visual assessment and has the potential to be applied in the evaluation of fetal heart during second trimester ultrasonographic screening of fetal anomalies.
METHODS: In a prospective observational study frames of the four-chamber view left and right outflow tracts, and three-vessel trachea view were obtained from 120 consecutive singleton low-risk women undergoing second trimester ultrasound at 19-23 weeks of gestation. For each frame, the quality assessment was performed by an expert sonographer and by an artificial intelligence software (Heartassist™). The Cohen's κ coefficient was used to evaluate the agreement rates between both techniques.
RESULTS: The number and percentage of images considered adequate visually by the expert or with Heartassist™ were similar with a percentage >87 % for all the cardiac views considered. The Cohen's κ coefficient values were for the four-chamber view 0.827 (95 % CI 0.662-0.992), 0.814 (95 % CI 0.638-0.990) for left ventricle outflow tract, 0.838 (95 % CI 0.683-0.992) and three vessel trachea view 0.866 (95 % CI 0.717-0.999), indicating a good agreement between the two techniques.
CONCLUSIONS: Heartassist™ allows to obtain the automatic evaluation of fetal cardiac views, reached the same accuracy of expert visual assessment and has the potential to be applied in the evaluation of fetal heart during second trimester ultrasonographic screening of fetal anomalies.
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