Less than half of incidental interstitial lung abnormalities on CT exams are reported

Incidental interstitial lung abnormalities largely underreported

Contrast-enhanced thoracoabdominal CT image in a 55-year-old male patient who underwent hepatocellular carcinoma staging shows unilateral patchy subpleural ground-glass opacities (arrows) without CT fibrotic features, lower than 5% in any lung zone. These CT features were classified as indeterminate for interstitial lung abnormalities.

Caption and photo courtesy of Radiology.

This is despite experts cautioning that these findings should be "systematically and fully assessed" due to their progressive nature.

New study highlights the need to include more challenging datasets in AI training

AI system detects pneumothorax on chest x-rays

False positive and false negative examples for cases identified by the AI system and reading radiologists. Caption and photo provided by Clinical Imaging.

A recent analysis of an already CE-marked, AI-based system that identifies pneumothorax on chest radiographs revealed a weak point in what has largely been considered a reliable support tool.