The use of artificial intelligence (AI) assistance in echocardiography is proving beneficial in a multitude of ways: significantly reducing time per examination, increasing the average number of examinations per day, improving image quality, and decreasing mental fatigue in sonographers. Through AI-based echocardiography patients receive faster, high-quality diagnostics, which benefit both patient care and clinician workflow. 

 In this interview, Drs. Jeroen Bax and Nobuyuki Kagiyama examine the results of the AI-ECHO randomized crossover trial.

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