AI takes on heart scans: could slash waiting times?
NCT ID NCT06061822
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether artificial intelligence can plan cardiac MRI scans as accurately as expert radiographers. 150 adults will receive both an AI-planned and a standard scan, and doctors will compare the image quality and time taken. If successful, AI could help reduce long waiting lists for heart imaging.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-assisted cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make heart scans faster and more widely available, reducing long wait times for patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (150 participants) comparing AI to human experts. The AI may not match expert quality in all cases, and results may not apply to all hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult (aged at least 18 years) Exclusion Criteria: * Children (patients below age 18). * Pregnant patients.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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