The ability to make CT lung cancer screening programs more efficient could be particularly helpful as demand ramps up due to expanded eligibility criteria, wrote a team led by Harriet Lancaster, PhD, of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

“Radiologists’ challenging workloads associated with LDCT lung cancer screening is a noteworthy hurdle which needs to be addressed and overcome in the planning of lung cancer screening implementation,” the group noted. “Artificial intelligence could offer a solution.”

Studies have shown that lung cancer mortality can be reduced among…