Recent Advances in Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Ultrasound Scanning

Ultrasound (US) is a flexible imaging modality used globally as first-line medical exam procedure in many different clinical cases. It benefits from the continued evolution of ultrasonic technologies and well-established US-based digital health system. Nevertheless, its diagnostic performance still presents challenges due to inherent characteristics US imaging, such manual operation significant operator dependence. Artificial intelligence (AI) has proven recognize complicated scan patterns provide quantitative assessments for data. Therefore, AI technology potential help physicians get more accurate repeatable outcomes US. In this article, we review recent advances AI-assisted scanning. We have identified main areas where being facilitate scanning, standard plane recognition organ identification, extraction planes 3D volumes, scanning guidance acquisitions performed by humans or robots. general, lack standardization reference datasets field makes it difficult perform comparative studies among proposed methods. More open-access repositories large with detailed information about acquisition are needed development very active research field, which expected positive impact on imaging.