AI boosts chest X-Ray reading in UK hospital study
NCT ID NCT06075836
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether an AI tool called Lunit INSIGHT CXR helps healthcare professionals read chest X-rays more accurately and quickly. Thirty doctors and radiographers reviewed 500 past chest X-rays from two UK hospitals, once with and once without AI help. The goal was to see if the AI improved their ability to spot problems like lung nodules, pneumonia, or collapsed lungs.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lunit INSIGHT CXR (AI software)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that AI assistance improves how doctors and other staff interpret chest X-rays, potentially leading to faster and more accurate diagnoses in emergency and hospital settings.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, retrospective study with 30 readers and 500 X-rays, so results may not apply to all hospitals or real-time use. The AI tool may not improve accuracy for all conditions or users.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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33 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
General radiologists/radiographers/physicians reviewing chest X-rays as part of their routine clinical practice, currently working in the National Health Service (NHS).
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * General radiologists/radiographers/physicians who review CXRs as part of their routine clinical practice Exclusion Criteria: * Thoracic radiologists * Non-radiology physicians with previous formal postgraduate CXR reporting training. * Non-radiology physicians with previous career in radiology, respiratory medicine or thoracic surgery to registrar or consultant level
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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