Can Artificial Intelligence Software be Utilised for Thyroid Multi-Disciplinary Team Outcomes?

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q2 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

Clinical Otolaryngology Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI:10.1111/coa.14305

Amir Habeeb, Kim Hui Lim, Xenofon Kochilas, Nazir Bhat, Furrat Amen, Samuel Chan

{"title":"Can Artificial Intelligence Software be Utilised for Thyroid Multi-Disciplinary Team Outcomes?","authors":"Amir Habeeb, Kim Hui Lim, Xenofon Kochilas, Nazir Bhat, Furrat Amen, Samuel Chan","doi":"10.1111/coa.14305","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: ChatGPT is one of the most publicly available artificial intelligence (AI) softwares. Ear, nose and throat (ENT) services are often stretched due to the increasing incidence of thyroid malignancies. This study aims to investigate whether there is a role for AI software in providing accurate thyroid multidisciplinary team (MDT) outcomes.Methods: A retrospective study looking at unique thyroid MDT outcomes between October 2023 and May 2024. ChatGPT-4TM was used to generate outcomes based on the British Thyroid Association (BTA) Guidelines for Management of Thyroid Cancer. Concordance levels were collected and analysed.Results: Thirty thyroid cases with a mean age of 58 (n = 24 female, n = 6 male) were discussed. The MDT's outcome had a 100% concordance with BTA Guidelines. When comparing ChatGPT-4TM and our MDT the highest level of concordance Y1 was seen in 67% of case while 13% of cases were completely discordant.Conclusions/significance: AI is cheap, easy to use can optimise complex thyroid MDT decision making. This could free some clinicians allowing them to meet other demands of the ENT service. Some key issues are the inability to completely rely on the AI software for outcomes without being counterchecked by a clinician.","PeriodicalId":10431,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Otolaryngology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Clinical Otolaryngology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1111/coa.14305","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

Objectives: ChatGPT is one of the most publicly available artificial intelligence (AI) softwares. Ear, nose and throat (ENT) services are often stretched due to the increasing incidence of thyroid malignancies. This study aims to investigate whether there is a role for AI software in providing accurate thyroid multidisciplinary team (MDT) outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective study looking at unique thyroid MDT outcomes between October 2023 and May 2024. ChatGPT-4TM was used to generate outcomes based on the British Thyroid Association (BTA) Guidelines for Management of Thyroid Cancer. Concordance levels were collected and analysed.

Results: Thirty thyroid cases with a mean age of 58 (n = 24 female, n = 6 male) were discussed. The MDT's outcome had a 100% concordance with BTA Guidelines. When comparing ChatGPT-4TM and our MDT the highest level of concordance Y1 was seen in 67% of case while 13% of cases were completely discordant.

Conclusions/significance: AI is cheap, easy to use can optimise complex thyroid MDT decision making. This could free some clinicians allowing them to meet other demands of the ENT service. Some key issues are the inability to completely rely on the AI software for outcomes without being counterchecked by a clinician.

查看原文本刊更多论文

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Clinical Otolaryngology 医学-耳鼻喉科学

CiteScore

4.00

自引率

4.80%

发文量

106

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Clinical Otolaryngology is a bimonthly journal devoted to clinically-oriented research papers of the highest scientific standards dealing with: current otorhinolaryngological practice audiology, otology, balance, rhinology, larynx, voice and paediatric ORL head and neck oncology head and neck plastic and reconstructive surgery continuing medical education and ORL training The emphasis is on high quality new work in the clinical field and on fresh, original research. Each issue begins with an editorial expressing the personal opinions of an individual with a particular knowledge of a chosen subject. The main body of each issue is then devoted to original papers carrying important results for those working in the field. In addition, topical review articles are published discussing a particular subject in depth, including not only the opinions of the author but also any controversies surrounding the subject. • Negative/null results In order for research to advance, negative results, which often make a valuable contribution to the field, should be published. However, articles containing negative or null results are frequently not considered for publication or rejected by journals. We welcome papers of this kind, where appropriate and valid power calculations are included that give confidence that a negative result can be relied upon.