AI-Assisted Point-of-Care Echo Training Study: Evaluating Diagnostic Adequacy Among Anaesthesia Residents
247 Health News Editorial
·18 June 2026
·3 min read
·clinical-trialsA 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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