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AI Algorithm Speeds Up Chest X-ray Analysis, Reducing Waiting Times for Patients

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Radiographers are using an AI algorithm called red dot chest X-ray to review patients' chest X-rays and detect abnormalities in just seven seconds. This significantly shortens waiting times for patients and allows for quicker treatment if needed. The algorithm could also lead to same-day CT scans for patients with detected abnormalities, improving their chances of survival. The technology has been well-received by clinicians as an effective tool.

Radiographers who are working through large caseloads usually take seven to 14 days to review a patient’s chest X-ray and find out whether there are any abnormalities, such as a cancerous tumour. But in July they began trialling an AI algorithm, known as red dot chest X-ray, which completes this process in just seven seconds so patients can get their results back on the same day and begin treatment sooner if they need it.

” Dr Bhuskute, who is also a consultant radiographer, said some clinicians were anxious about the technology when it was introduced but now see it as an effective tool. The algorithm, developed by a company called Behold.ai, is currently only used at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary to analyse scans of patients who were referred by GPs and the results are then checked by a trained radiographer.

 

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