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AI-Assisted Point-of-Care Echo Training Study: Evaluating Diagnostic Adequacy Among Anaesthesia Residents

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18 June 2026

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A pilot study at Loma Linda University evaluates whether artificial intelligence assistance improves diagnostic adequacy of point-of-care echocardiography among second-year anaesthesia residents. Results could transform echocardiography training in perioperative medicine.

Originally reported by ClinicalTrials.gov

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