AI Support in Novice's Decision-making for Ultrasound Fetal Weight Estimation

Launched by COPENHAGEN ACADEMY FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND SIMULATION · Jan 22, 2024

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The SCAN-AID study is testing whether artificial intelligence (AI) help can improve how accurately people estimate fetal weight from an ultrasound when the user is new to doing ultrasound. Participants are randomly assigned to one of three groups: a control group that uses standard guidance (a poster) with no AI, a group that gets basic black-box AI feedback, and a group that gets more detailed explainable AI feedback. The main goal is to see which method best matches the expert’s estimate of fetal weight. Researchers will also look at how good the ultrasound images are, how much mental effort the task takes, and how usable the AI system feels. The ultrasound images are reviewed by an experienced fetal medicine doctor who doesn’t know which AI group the participant was in.

Who can join? The study includes two types of participants: medical students with no prior fetal ultrasound experience, and pregnant women who are 28 to 42 weeks pregnant. Pregnant participants should have a body mass index under 30 and no major pregnancy problems (like certain fetal issues or diabetes). All participants must be able to understand Danish or English. If you take part, you’ll have one ultrasound session to estimate fetal weight using the assigned AI help or standard guidance, followed by quick surveys and simple tasks to measure usability and reaction time. The trial is happening in Copenhagen, Denmark, at Rigshospitalet, and aims to enroll about 75 people.

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Eligibility criteria

• Ultrasound novice participants:
• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Medical students with no former fetal or abdominal ultrasound training.
• • The participants will have to understand spoken and written Danish or English.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • • Medical students who received formal fetal or abdominal training prior to the inclusion in this study.
• • Pregnant women;
• Inclusion Criteria:
• • The participants will have to understand spoken and written Danish or English.
• • BMI \< 30
• • Gestational age: 28-42
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Age \> 40 years
• • Fefal anomaly
• • Oligohydramnion
• • Gestational Diabetes, Diabetes type 1 or 2.