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World J Cardiol. Jun 26, 2023; 15(6): 284-292
Published online Jun 26, 2023. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v15.i6.284
Current role and future perspectives of artificial intelligence in echocardiography
Rafael Vidal-Perez, Julia Grapsa, Alberto Bouzas-Mosquera, Ricardo Fontes-Carvalho, Jose Manuel Vazquez-Rodriguez
Rafael Vidal-Perez, Alberto Bouzas-Mosquera, Servicio de Cardiología, Unidad de Imagen y Función Cardíaca, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, A Coruña 15006, Spain
Julia Grapsa, Department of Cardiology, Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
Ricardo Fontes-Carvalho, Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vilanova de Gaia 4434-502, Portugal
Ricardo Fontes-Carvalho, Cardiovascular R&D Centre - UnIC@RISE, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto 4200-319, Portugal
Jose Manuel Vazquez-Rodriguez, Servicio de Cardiología, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña 15006, Spain
Author contributions: Vidal-Perez R designed the study, collected the data, and edited and wrote the paper; Grapsa J, Bouzas-Mosquera A, Fontes-Carvalho R, and Vazquez-Rodriguez JM contributed to the critical revision and editing of the paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Rafael Vidal-Perez, FACC, FESC, PhD, Reader (Associate Professor), Staff Physician, Servicio de Cardiología, Unidad de Imagen y Función Cardíaca, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, As Xubias de Arriba-84, A Coruña 15006, Spain. rafavidal@hotmail.com
Received: April 11, 2023
Peer-review started: April 11, 2023
First decision: April 20, 2023
Revised: May 2, 2023
Accepted: June 21, 2023
Article in press: June 21, 2023
Published online: June 26, 2023
Core Tip

Core Tip: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the process of having a computational program that can perform tasks of human intelligence (e.g., pattern recognition) by mimicking human thought processes. Echocardiography is an essential tool in diagnostic cardiology and is fundamental to clinical care. AI could help the health care providers by one side serving as a valuable diagnostic tool for physicians in the field of echocardiography specially on the automation of measurements and by the other side helping on the interpretation of results. The current role of this technique is described in this review and its future perspectives are covered through the text highlighting the obstacles and advantages expected on this implementation.