AI joins radiologists in massive liver tumor diagnosis trial
NCT ID NCT07153783
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This large completed trial tested whether an AI system can help radiologists better diagnose liver tumors from CT scans. Over 10,000 adults with various liver conditions participated. The AI analyzed scans overnight, and a senior radiologist reviewed any differences between the AI and the initial report. The goal was to see if this teamwork improves diagnostic accuracy in real-world hospital settings.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-human collaborative diagnostic system for contrast-enhanced CT scans
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that AI helps radiologists diagnose liver tumors more accurately and efficiently in real-world settings.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial, but results are not yet published. The AI may not perform as well in practice as in earlier studies, and it may not work for all types of liver lesions.
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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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10,333 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Nov 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.
- 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: 1. Age range 18 years and above 2. Underwent dynamic contrast-enhanced abdominal CT examination with liver coverage 3. Imaging must include at least three required phases: non-contrast, arterial phase, and venous phase; an delayed phase is optional 4. Complete imaging data that meet AI system analysis requirements. Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of recent upper-abdominal surgery (within 30 days) or major hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery affecting liver evaluation (e.g., liver transplantation or Whipple procedure); patients with prior simple cholecystectomy or single-lesion interventional procedures are not excluded 2. History of recent hepatic trauma (within 30 days) 3. Poor image quality or severe noise artifacts (e.g., metal or motion artifacts) 4. Missing required imaging phases (required at least non-contrast, arterial, and venous phases) or inadequate scan range (e.g., lower-abdomen CT such as pelvic or rectal scans not covering the liver)
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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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Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University
Shenyang, Liaoning, 110004, China
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