AI-Powered CT scan cuts radiation while spotting lung nodules
NCT ID NCT04482114
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether an ultra-low dose CT scan, combined with a deep-learning AI reconstruction, can detect lung nodules as accurately as the standard low-dose CT. 70 adults having a chest CT for nodule check-up or follow-up received an extra ultra-low dose scan. The goal was to see if the new method could reduce radiation exposure without missing nodules.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to safer lung nodule screening with much less radiation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study (70 people) comparing imaging methods, not testing a treatment. Results may not apply to all patients or settings.
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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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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2020
- Finished
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Mar 2022
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years old, * Patient referred for non-enhanced chest CT for lung nodule check-up or follow-up, * Affiliation to a social security program, * Ability of the subject to understand and express opposition Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years old, * Person under guardianship or curatorship, * Pregnant woman, * Any contraindications to CT
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens-Picardie
Amiens, France, 80000, France
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