Table 1.
Characteristics of studies included in the scoping review (n=133).
| Study characteristics | Studies, n (%) | ||
| Year of publicationa | |||
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2000-2017 | 9 (7.5) | |
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2018 | 13 (9.8) | |
|
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2019 | 21 (15.8) | |
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2020 | 48 (36.1) | |
|
|
2021 | 42 (31.6) | |
| Type of study | |||
|
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Clinical | 62 (46.6) | |
|
|
Epidemiological | 40 (30) | |
|
|
Review | 15 (11.3) | |
|
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Commentary | 11 (8.3) | |
|
|
Survey and interviews | 5 (3.8) | |
| Institution typeb | |||
|
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Academic | 121 (91) | |
|
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Governmental and nongovernmental organizations | 12 (9) | |
| Type of artificial intelligence applicationc | |||
|
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Screening | 41 (30.8) | |
|
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Diagnostic | 41 (30.8) | |
|
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Therapeutic | 15 (11.3) | |
|
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Prognostic | 45 (33.8) | |
|
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Epidemiological | 45 (33.8) | |
| Type of cancer | |||
|
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General | 28 (21.1) | |
|
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Gynecologic | 19 (14.3) | |
|
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Breast | 16 (12) | |
|
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Oral | 12 (9) | |
|
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Prostate | 12 (9) | |
|
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Skin | 12 (9) | |
|
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Lung | 8 (6) | |
|
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Hematologic | 6 (4.5) | |
|
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Brain | 4 (3) | |
|
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Liver | 4 (3) | |
|
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Colorectal | 3 (2.3) | |
|
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Esophageal | 3 (2.3) | |
|
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Head and neck | 2 (1.5) | |
|
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Pancreatic | 2 (1.5) | |
|
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Gastrointestinal | 1 (0.8) | |
|
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Thyroid | 1 (0.8) | |
aInclusive.
bOn the basis of affiliation of the senior author.
cTotal numbers exceed 133 due to 26 articles falling into multiple categories.