Table 1 Questions about the state of knowledge on imaging informatics and concerns, translated to English
From: The current state of knowledge on imaging informatics: a survey among Spanish radiologists
Demographic information | |||
Region of the country | 17 options | ||
Gender | Male | ||
Female | |||
I rather not say | |||
Are you a resident or attending physician (AP)? | Resident physician | ||
Attending physician | |||
Only for residents | Only for AP | ||
Which year of your residency are you currently in? | R1 | What is your work setting? | Only public health care |
R2 | Only private health care | ||
R3 | Both, mainly public health care | ||
R4 | Both, mainly private health care | ||
Upon finishing your residency, in which setting do you wish to practice your specialty? | I haven't decided yet | Other (explain) | |
Both, mainly in public health care | Without taking your residency into consideration, how many years of professional experience do you currently have? | 0–5 | |
Only public health care | 6–10 | ||
Only private health care | 11–20 | ||
Both, mainly in private health care | 21–30 | ||
Other (explain) | > 30 | ||
Technologies and terminology | |||
Choose your level of familiarity with the following terms from the provided options: | |||
Term | Possible answers | ||
Artificial intelligence | I do not know this term I have heard or read about this term I have used it professionally on occasion I usually use it professionally | ||
Algorithm | |||
Backpropagation | |||
Blackbox | |||
Convolutional neural network | |||
Machine learning | |||
Python (programming language) | |||
R (programming language) | |||
Pandas (Python library) | |||
PyTorch | |||
TensorFlow | |||
Academic training | |||
Do you consider practicing radiology to be routine work? | Yes | ||
No | |||
Other (explain) | |||
Do you consider you should pursue academic training in IT and new technologies (artificial intelligence, machine learning, programming, etc.)? | Yes | ||
No | |||
Do you consider said skills and competencies should be included in the specialty's academic program? | Yes | ||
No | |||
Other (explain) | |||
Do you consider there is enough time in four years of academic training to include said skills and competencies? | Yes | ||
No | |||
Who do you consider should cover the economic cost of this academic training? | Yourself | ||
The organization which you work for | |||
Pharmaceutical companies | |||
Professional societies | |||
Technological companies | |||
Other (explain) | |||
In the hypothetical case of massive adoption of AI in the field of radiology, how much do the following worry you? | |||
Questions | Possible answers | ||
Lack of work | 1. Not concerned at all | ||
Increase in workload | 2. Not very concerned | ||
Patient safety | 3. Indifferent | ||
Reduced remuneration per report | 4. Concerned | ||
Adapting to new technologies | 5. Very concerned | ||
Journals and Congresses/Meetings | |||
How many articles on the matter discussed in this survey have you read in the past year? | None | ||
1–3 | |||
4–6 | |||
7–10 | |||
11–15 | |||
> 15 | |||
How many presentations at Congresses on the matter discussed in this survey have you attended? | None | ||
1–3 | |||
4–6 | |||
7–10 | |||
11–15 | |||
> 15 | |||