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Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing AI in Routine Medical Imaging: Systematic Review and Qualitative Analysis
Katharina Wenderott1, Jim Krups1, Matthias Weigl1
1Institute for Patient Safety, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Background:
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly advancing in health care, particularly in medical imaging, offering potential for improved efficiency and reduced workload. However, there is little systematic evidence on process factors for successful AI technology implementation into clinical workflows.
Objective:
This study aimed to systematically assess and synthesize the facilitators and barriers to AI implementation reported in studies evaluating AI solutions in routine medical imaging.
Methods:
We conducted a systematic review of 6 medical databases. Using a qualitative content analysis, we extracted the reported facilitators and barriers, outcomes, and moderators in the implementation process of AI. Two reviewers analyzed and categorized the data separately. We then used epistemic network analysis to explore their relationships across different stages of AI implementation.
Results:
Our search yielded 13,756 records. After screening, we included 38 original studies in our final review. We identified 12 key dimensions and 37 subthemes that influence the implementation of AI in health care workflows. Key dimensions included evaluation of AI use and fit into workflow, with frequency depending considerably on the stage of the implementation process. In total, 20 themes were mentioned as both facilitators and barriers to AI implementation. Studies often focused predominantly on performance metrics over the experiences or outcomes of clinicians.
Conclusions:
This systematic review provides a thorough synthesis of facilitators and barriers to successful AI implementation in medical imaging. Our study highlights the usefulness of AI technologies in clinical care and the fit of their integration into routine clinical workflows. Most studies did not directly report facilitators and barriers to AI implementation, underscoring the importance of comprehensive reporting to foster knowledge sharing. Our findings reveal a predominant focus on technological aspects of AI adoption in clinical work, highlighting the need for holistic, human-centric consideration to fully leverage the potential of AI in health care.
Trial Registration:
PROSPERO CRD42022303439; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42022303439.
International Registered Report Identifier (Irrid):
RR2-10.2196/40485.
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