Can AI read heart scans as well as experts?
NCT ID NCT07738419
First seen Jul 31, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an AI software called US2.AI can automatically measure heart structure and function from ultrasound videos as accurately as experienced cardiologists. About 1,157 adults undergoing routine heart ultrasounds will have their scans analyzed by both the AI and human experts, and the results will be compared. The goal is to see if AI can speed up analysis and help identify conditions like heart failure or valve disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- US2.AI, an artificial intelligence (deep learning) software that automatically analyzes echocardiographic video clips to measure heart structure and function.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI could speed up heart ultrasound analysis and help doctors spot conditions like heart failure or valve disease more consistently.
- What could go wrong
- The AI may not match expert accuracy in all cases, and its performance could vary across different patient groups or image qualities. This is a diagnostic accuracy study, not a treatment trial.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,157 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
Who is studied
Consecutive adult patients undergoing clinically indicated standard transthoracic echocardiography at seven high-volume echocardiography laboratories with experienced operators.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Adults aged 18 years or older. * Undergoing clinically indicated standard transthoracic echocardiography. * Adequate echocardiographic image quality for automated and expert analysis. * Written informed consent provided prior to study participation. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years. * Frequent and/or complex cardiac arrhythmias during echocardiographic examination. * Suboptimal echocardiographic images.
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS
RECRUITINGMilan, Lombardy, 20132, Italy
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