Research Methods & Reporting
Reporting guidelines for clinical trial reports for interventions involving artificial intelligence: the CONSORT-AI Extension
BMJ 2020; 370 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3164 (Published 09 September 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;370:m3164Linked RMR
Guidelines for clinical trial protocols for interventions involving artificial intelligence
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- Data Supplement - Appendix: Supplementary table 1 (details of Delphi survey and consensus meeting participants) and table 2 (details of Delphi survey and consensus meeting decisions)
- Data Supplement - Supplementary fig 1: Decision tree for inclusion/exclusion and extension/elaboration
- Data Supplement - Supplementary fig 2: Checklist development process
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