Diagnostic Performance of General Practitioners in Carotid Plaque Detection Using AI-Enhanced Point-of-Care Ultrasound After Systematic Training - Takeaways - MDSpire
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Evaluating the Diagnostic Accuracy of General Practitioners in Identifying Carotid Plaque with AI-Enhanced Point-of-Care Ultrasound Following Comprehensive Training

  • By

  • Xiaochuan Liu

  • Sichen Yao

  • Hua Yang

  • Zhigang Pan

  • May 1, 2026

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    This study evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of general practitioners in detecting carotid plaque using AI-enhanced point-of-care ultrasound after training.

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    Seven general practitioners participated in the study, recruiting 169 patients at high risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

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    At the per-patient level, GPs achieved a sensitivity of 0.87 and specificity of 0.91 in detecting carotid plaque.

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    The study found high agreement with the gold standard, indicated by a κ value of 0.78 for the GPs' diagnostic performance.

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    Results suggest that GPs can effectively perform carotid plaque screening using AI-enhanced POCUS within a clinical workflow.

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Diagnostic Performance of General Practitioners in Carotid Plaque Detection Using AI-Enhanced Point-of-Care Ultrasound After Systematic Training

  • by Xiaochuan Liu, Sichen Yao, Hua Yang, Zhigang Pan

  • May 1, 2026

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