AI boosts fracture detection in ER, study shows
NCT ID NCT06130397
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether an AI tool called Boneview helps clinicians spot fractures on X-rays more accurately. 18 doctors and other health professionals reviewed 500 X-ray images, half with fractures and half without, first without AI and then with AI assistance. The goal was to see if AI improves accuracy, confidence, and speed. The study is complete and results will be shared in medical journals.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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21 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Emergency medicine doctors, trauma and orthopaedic surgeons, emergency nurse practitioners, physiotherapists, general radiologists and radiographers reviewing X-rays as part of their routine clinical practice, currently working in the National Health Service (NHS). Readers will be recruited from across 5 NHS organisations which comprise the Thames Valley Emergency Medicine Research Network (www.TaVERNresearch.org): * Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust * Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust * Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust * Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust * Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- 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
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Inclusion Criteria: * Emergency medicine doctors, trauma and orthopaedic surgeons, emergency nurse practitioners, physiotherapists, general radiologists and radiographers reviewing X-rays as part of their routine clinical practice. * Currently working in the National Health Service (NHS). Exclusion Criteria: * Non-radiology physicians with previous formal postgraduate XR reporting training. * Non-radiology physicians with previous career in radiology
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
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