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Morris MX, Fiocco D, Caneva T, Yiapanis P, Orgill DP. Current and future applications of artificial intelligence in surgery: implications for clinical practice and research. Front Surg 2024; 11:1393898. [PMID: 38783862 PMCID: PMC11111929 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1393898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Surgeons are skilled at making complex decisions over invasive procedures that can save lives and alleviate pain and avoid complications in patients. The knowledge to make these decisions is accumulated over years of schooling and practice. Their experience is in turn shared with others, also via peer-reviewed articles, which get published in larger and larger amounts every year. In this work, we review the literature related to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in surgery. We focus on what is currently available and what is likely to come in the near future in both clinical care and research. We show that AI has the potential to be a key tool to elevate the effectiveness of training and decision-making in surgery and the discovery of relevant and valid scientific knowledge in the surgical domain. We also address concerns about AI technology, including the inability for users to interpret algorithms as well as incorrect predictions. A better understanding of AI will allow surgeons to use new tools wisely for the benefit of their patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Miranda X. Morris
- Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Artificial Intelligence, Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Artificial Intelligence, Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Artificial Intelligence, Frontiers Media SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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Gordon M, Daniel M, Ajiboye A, Uraiby H, Xu NY, Bartlett R, Hanson J, Haas M, Spadafore M, Grafton-Clarke C, Gasiea RY, Michie C, Corral J, Kwan B, Dolmans D, Thammasitboon S. A scoping review of artificial intelligence in medical education: BEME Guide No. 84. MEDICAL TEACHER 2024; 46:446-470. [PMID: 38423127 DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2024.2314198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming healthcare, and there is a critical need for a nuanced understanding of how AI is reshaping teaching, learning, and educational practice in medical education. This review aimed to map the literature regarding AI applications in medical education, core areas of findings, potential candidates for formal systematic review and gaps for future research. METHODS This rapid scoping review, conducted over 16 weeks, employed Arksey and O'Malley's framework and adhered to STORIES and BEME guidelines. A systematic and comprehensive search across PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, and MedEdPublish was conducted without date or language restrictions. Publications included in the review spanned undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education, encompassing both original studies and perspective pieces. Data were charted by multiple author pairs and synthesized into various thematic maps and charts, ensuring a broad and detailed representation of the current landscape. RESULTS The review synthesized 278 publications, with a majority (68%) from North American and European regions. The studies covered diverse AI applications in medical education, such as AI for admissions, teaching, assessment, and clinical reasoning. The review highlighted AI's varied roles, from augmenting traditional educational methods to introducing innovative practices, and underscores the urgent need for ethical guidelines in AI's application in medical education. CONCLUSION The current literature has been charted. The findings underscore the need for ongoing research to explore uncharted areas and address potential risks associated with AI use in medical education. This work serves as a foundational resource for educators, policymakers, and researchers in navigating AI's evolving role in medical education. A framework to support future high utility reporting is proposed, the FACETS framework.
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- Morris Gordon
- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
- Blackpool Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, SanDiego, CA, USA
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- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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- Department of Cellular Pathology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, SanDiego, CA, USA
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- Department of Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Office of Education, School of Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Nevada Reno, School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, SanDiego, CA, USA
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- School of Health Professions Education, Faculty of Health, Maastricht University, Maastricht, NL, USA
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- Center for Research, Innovation and Scholarship in Health Professions Education, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Knudsen JE, Ghaffar U, Ma R, Hung AJ. Clinical applications of artificial intelligence in robotic surgery. J Robot Surg 2024; 18:102. [PMID: 38427094 PMCID: PMC10907451 DOI: 10.1007/s11701-024-01867-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing nearly every aspect of modern life. In the medical field, robotic surgery is the sector with some of the most innovative and impactful advancements. In this narrative review, we outline recent contributions of AI to the field of robotic surgery with a particular focus on intraoperative enhancement. AI modeling is allowing surgeons to have advanced intraoperative metrics such as force and tactile measurements, enhanced detection of positive surgical margins, and even allowing for the complete automation of certain steps in surgical procedures. AI is also Query revolutionizing the field of surgical education. AI modeling applied to intraoperative surgical video feeds and instrument kinematics data is allowing for the generation of automated skills assessments. AI also shows promise for the generation and delivery of highly specialized intraoperative surgical feedback for training surgeons. Although the adoption and integration of AI show promise in robotic surgery, it raises important, complex ethical questions. Frameworks for thinking through ethical dilemmas raised by AI are outlined in this review. AI enhancements in robotic surgery is some of the most groundbreaking research happening today, and the studies outlined in this review represent some of the most exciting innovations in recent years.
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- J Everett Knudsen
- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA
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Sone K, Tanimoto S, Toyohara Y, Taguchi A, Miyamoto Y, Mori M, Iriyama T, Wada-Hiraike O, Osuga Y. Evolution of a surgical system using deep learning in minimally invasive surgery (Review). Biomed Rep 2023; 19:45. [PMID: 37324165 PMCID: PMC10265572 DOI: 10.3892/br.2023.1628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Recently, artificial intelligence (AI) has been applied in various fields due to the development of new learning methods, such as deep learning, and the marked progress in computational processing speed. AI is also being applied in the medical field for medical image recognition and omics analysis of genomes and other data. Recently, AI applications for videos of minimally invasive surgeries have also advanced, and studies on such applications are increasing. In the present review, studies that focused on the following topics were selected: i) Organ and anatomy identification, ii) instrument identification, iii) procedure and surgical phase recognition, iv) surgery-time prediction, v) identification of an appropriate incision line, and vi) surgical education. The development of autonomous surgical robots is also progressing, with the Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR) and RAVEN systems being the most reported developments. STAR, in particular, is currently being used in laparoscopic imaging to recognize the surgical site from laparoscopic images and is in the process of establishing an automated suturing system, albeit in animal experiments. The present review examined the possibility of fully autonomous surgical robots in the future.
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- Kenbun Sone
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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Larkins K, Khan M, Mohan H, Warrier S, Heriot A. A systematic review of video-based educational interventions in robotic surgical training. J Robot Surg 2023:10.1007/s11701-023-01605-y. [PMID: 37097494 DOI: 10.1007/s11701-023-01605-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
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As robotic surgical procedures become more prevalent in practice, there is a demand for effective and efficient educational strategies in robotic surgery. Video has been used in open and laparoscopic surgery to instruct trainees in the acquisition of operative knowledge and surgical skill. Robotic surgery is an ideal application of video-based technology given the access of video recording directly from the console. This review will present the evidence base for video-based educational tools in robotic surgery to guide the development of future educational interventions using this technology. A systematic review of the literature was performed using the key words "video" "robotic surgery" and "education". From a total of 538 results, 15 full text articles were screened. Inclusion criteria were the presentation of an educational intervention using video and the application of this intervention to robotic surgery. The results of 10 publications are presented in this review. Analysis of the key concepts presented in these publications revealed three themes: video as technology, video as instruction, video as feedback. All studies showed a video-based learning had a positive effect on educational outcomes. There are limited published studies looking specifically at the use of video as an educational intervention in robotic surgical training. Existing studies primarily focus on the use of video as a review tool for skill development. There is scope to expand the use of robotic video as a teaching tool through adaptation of novel technology such as 3D headsets and concepts of cognitive simulation including guided mental imagery and verbalisation.
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- Kirsten Larkins
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 300 Grattan Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 300 Grattan Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
- International Medical Robotics Academy, North Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 300 Grattan Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
- International Medical Robotics Academy, North Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Learning. SURGERIES 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/surgeries4010010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare on all levels. While AI shows immense potential, the clinical implementation is lagging. We present a concise review of AI in surgical learning; (2) Methods: A non-systematic review of AI in surgical learning of the literature in English is provided; (3) Results: AI shows utility for all components of surgical competence within surgical learning. AI presents with great potential within robotic surgery specifically (4) Conclusions: Technology will evolve in ways currently unimaginable, presenting us with novel applications of AI and derivatives thereof. Surgeons must be open to new modes of learning to be able to implement all evidence-based applications of AI in the future. Systematic analyses of AI in surgical learning are needed.
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