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Title
NHS Grampian uses AI to speed up lung cancer detection in chest X-rays
…agnostic care for lung cancer has improved across Grampian thanks to the use of innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology that scans x-ray images for more than 120 potential issues and the team is building on these results to inform the roll-out of AI in other…
Description
NHS Grampian's GRACE Project deployed Annalise CXR AI software, which scans chest x-ray images for more than 120 potential issues, to prioritize urgent-suspected-cancer cases for radiologist review across 13 sites, the first use of the algorithm by a UK health board. All images are still manually assessed by radiologists, with AI flagging images that may show signs of lung cancer for more urgent review. The project is finding 12% more treatable cancers and getting 95% of patients through to treatment 30 days faster, even as urgent cancer referrals rose about 50% over five years. NHS Grampian reviews about 70,000 chest x-rays a year, catching roughly 300 previously unknown lung cancers.
…or take responsibility for patients, so there will always be a need for checks. The software was first introduced across 13 sites as part of NHS Grampian Innovation Hub s GRACE Project in 2022, to evaluate the use of AI in radiology departments. It was the first time the…
…ub s GRACE Project in 2022, to evaluate the use of AI in radiology departments. It was the first time the Annalise CXR AI algorithm had been used by a UK health board, and continues to be a huge success. Lung cancer remains the most common cancer…
…cked up, so speeding up that detection process is invaluable, Struan continues. Through the GRACE Project, we're finding 12% more treatable cancers which means we're catching them earlier and getting 95% of people through to treatment is taking us 30 days less. Aberdeen has a rich history of leading the way with imaging in healthcare and w…
…nges like the increasing volume of referrals across Scotland. Here in Grampian, clinical staff review about 70,000 chest x-rays every year and among those there are 300 or so that will show a previously unknown lung cancer. This technology is helping us identify these needles in a haystack as quickly…
Company
NHS Grampian
NHS Grampian paves way for using AI in lung cancer care across Scotland Skip to content Skip to accessibility statement link Search Our Hospitals FitSu…
Country
United Kingdom
…lung cancer outcomes across the NHS, he says. Health Secretary Neil Gray said: The Scottish Government is clear that embracing innovation is absolutely vital as we seek to address current pressures and meet the challenges of the future.…
Region
Scotland
…the detection of lung cancer, the health board is now trialling a process that could be embedded in lung cancer care across Scotland. NHS Grampian is working alongside the Accelerated National Innovation Adoption…
Industry
Healthcare
…novation Hub s GRACE project to incorporate AI in the detection of lung cancer, the health board is now trialling a process that could be embedded in lung cancer care across Scotland. NHS Grampian is working alongside the Accelerated National Innovation Adoption…
Problem
The number of referrals for urgent suspected cancer has increased by about 50% in the last five years across Grampian, across all specialties.
…an be reviewed more urgently. Consultant radiologist Dr Struan Wilkie explains: The number of referrals for urgent suspected cancer has increased by about 50% in the last five years across Grampian, across all specialties. While the number of confirmed cases remains relatively stable, this means there…
Solution
All chest x-ray images continue to be manually assessed by radiologists, but the use of Annalise CXR software highlights images that may show signs of lung cancer, so that they can be reviewed more urgently.
…team is building on these results to inform the roll-out of AI in other areas. All chest x-ray images continue to be manually assessed by radiologists, but the use of Annalise CXR software highlights images that may show signs of lung cancer, so that they can be reviewed more urgently. Consultant radiologist Dr Struan Wilkie explains: The number of referrals for u…
Business value
Through the GRACE Project, NHS Grampian is finding 12% more treatable cancers, catching them earlier, and getting 95% of people through to treatment 30 days faster.
…cked up, so speeding up that detection process is invaluable, Struan continues. Through the GRACE Project, we're finding 12% more treatable cancers which means we're catching them earlier and getting 95% of people through to treatment is taking us 30 days less. Aberdeen has a rich history of leading the way with imaging in healthcare and w…
AI capabilities
Computer Vision
…agnostic care for lung cancer has improved across Grampian thanks to the use of innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology that scans x-ray images for more than 120 potential issues and the team is building on these results to inform the roll-out of AI in other…
Technology
Annalise CXR
…s. All chest x-ray images continue to be manually assessed by radiologists, but the use of Annalise CXR software highlights images that may show signs of lung cancer, so that they can be reviewed more urgently. Consultant radiologist Dr Struan W…
Headline outcome
…t detection process is invaluable, Struan continues. Through the GRACE Project, we're finding 12% more treatable cancers which means we're catching them earlier and getting 95% of people through to tr…
Use case type
Decision support
…team is building on these results to inform the roll-out of AI in other areas. All chest x-ray images continue to be manually assessed by radiologists, but the use of Annalise CXR software highlights images that may show signs of lung cancer, so that they can be reviewed more urgently. Consultant radiologist Dr Struan Wilkie explains: The number of referrals for u…
