09/03/26

A detection, diagnostic, and triage AI buyer’s guide: questions that matter.

Baird, Grayson L; Bernstein, Michael H; Chambers, Alison B; Prater, Adam B; Wald, Christoph; Bruno, Michael A. J Digit Imaging Inform Med.

Summary

Accuracy statistics alone don’t show how often radiology AI will be wrong in real practice or support sound purchasing decisions. This commentary explains how to calculate local error rates using false discovery and false omission rates, and offers the risk-based evaluation matrix (RADDE) as a framework for weighing the medical, legal, and other impacts to inform AI implementation decisions.
Baird GL, Bernstein MH, Chambers AB, et al. A detection, diagnostic, and triage AI buyer’s guide: questions that matter. J Digit Imaging Inform Med. Epub 2026 Sep 3.