European Society of Paediatric Radiology Artificial Intelligence taskforce: a new taskforce for the digital age

Area of Science:

• Medical Imaging
• Artificial Intelligence
• Pediatric Radiology

Background:

• A dedicated task force for artificial intelligence (AI) in pediatric radiology was formed in 2021.
• The initiative stemmed from an international survey by the European Society of Pediatric Radiology (ESPR) assessing healthcare professionals' views on AI in pediatric imaging.
• Over 80% of ESPR respondents supported the task force's creation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To establish a dedicated task force for AI in pediatric radiology.
• To address healthcare professionals' opinions, expectations, and concerns regarding AI integration.
• To define key objectives for advancing AI in pediatric imaging.

Main Methods:

• Formation of an AI task force at the International Paediatric Radiology (IPR) meeting.
• Conducting an international survey of healthcare professionals' opinions on AI in pediatric radiology.
• Defining objectives including educational content, project brainstorming, and collaborative studies.

Main Results:

• The ESPR AI task force was successfully created in 2021.
• An international survey informed the task force's objectives, with strong support from ESPR respondents.
• Key objectives were defined, focusing on education, collaboration, and data-driven AI research.

Conclusions:

• The ESPR AI task force represents a significant step towards integrating AI in pediatric radiology.
• The task force is poised to provide educational resources and foster collaborative research.
• Future efforts will focus on data set collation, image de-identification, and multi-reader studies to advance AI applications in children's imaging.