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AI for Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Benefits

Quicker and more accurate diagnosis of lung cancer, reduced waiting times, increased efficiency, and freed up staff time. With over 600,000 chest X-rays performed monthly in England, this technology supports clinicians with faster diagnosis.

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Details

Tool name
AI for Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Organisation
NHS England
Status
live
AI method (as recorded)
Machine Learning, Computer Vision
AI method (normalised tags)
Machine Learning Computer Vision
Usecase
Health AI
Origin
gov.uk
Owning team
Department of Health and Social Care
Date added
30 October 2023
Scrape date
Source note
£21 million funding allocated to 64 NHS trusts across England for deployment of AI tools that analyze X-rays and CT scans to speed up diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. The tools are expected to be in place by winter 2023. [Source]