Bin Dahmash Abdulmajeed, Alabdulkareem Mohammed, Alfutais Aljabriyah, Kamel Ahmed M, Alkholaiwi Feras, Alshehri Shaker, Al Zahrani Yousof, Almoaiqel Mohammed
College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Neuroradiology Division, Department of Medical Imaging, King Abdulaziz Medical City & King Abdullah Specialized Children's Hospital, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
BJR Open. 2020 Dec 11;2(1):20200037. doi: 10.1259/bjro.20200037. eCollection 2020.
To test medical students' perceptions of the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on radiology and the influence of these perceptions on their choice of radiology as a lifetime career.
A cross-sectional multicenter survey of medical students in Saudi Arabia was conducted in April 2019.
Of the 476 respondents, 34 considered radiology their first specialty choice, 26 considered it their second choice, and 65 considered it their third choice. Only 31% believed that AI would replace radiologists in their lifetime, while 44.8% believed that AI would minimize the number of radiologists needed in the future. Approximately 50% believed they had a good understanding of AI; however, when knowledge of AI was tested using five questions, on average, only 22% of the questions were answered correctly. Among the respondents who ranked radiology as their first choice, 58.8% were anxious about the uncertain impact of AI on radiology. The number of respondents who ranked radiology as one of their top three choices increased by 14 when AI was not a consideration. Radiology conferences and the opinions of radiologists had the most influence on the respondents' preferences for radiology.
The worry that AI might displace radiologists in the future had a negative influence on medical students' consideration of radiology as a career. Academic radiologists are encouraged to educate their students about AI and its potential impact when students are considering radiology as a lifetime career choice.
Rapid advances of AI in radiology will certainly impact the specialty, the concern of AI impact on radiology had negative influence in our participants and investing in AI education and is highly recommended.
测试医学生对人工智能（AI）对放射学影响的认知，以及这些认知对他们选择放射学作为终身职业的影响。
2019年4月对沙特阿拉伯的医学生进行了一项多中心横断面调查。
在476名受访者中，34人将放射学视为首选专业，26人将其视为第二选择，65人将其视为第三选择。只有31%的人认为人工智能会在他们有生之年取代放射科医生，而44.8%的人认为人工智能会减少未来所需放射科医生的数量。约50%的人认为他们对人工智能有很好的理解；然而，当用五个问题测试人工智能知识时，平均只有22%的问题回答正确。在将放射学列为首选的受访者中，58.8%的人对人工智能对放射学的不确定影响感到焦虑。当不考虑人工智能时，将放射学列为前三个选择之一的受访者人数增加了14人。放射学会议和放射科医生的意见对受访者对放射学的偏好影响最大。
担心人工智能未来可能取代放射科医生对医学生将放射学作为职业的考虑产生了负面影响。鼓励学术放射科医生在学生将放射学视为终身职业选择时，向他们传授人工智能及其潜在影响的知识。
人工智能在放射学领域的快速发展肯定会影响该专业，人工智能对放射学影响的担忧对我们的参与者产生了负面影响，因此强烈建议投资于人工智能教育。
