RCTs show AI boosts imaging sensitivity except in emergency care: scoping review

Scoping review of 9 RCTs: AI-assisted radiology diagnosis increased sensitivity and reduced image-processing time, but benefits were smaller in emergency care and low specificity remained a limitation.

• Scoping review included 9 RCTs evaluating AI tools for imaging-based diagnosis in clinical settings.
• AI tools were primarily used as clinician-facing decision aids and were generally associated with higher sensitivity or lesion detection rates and shorter processing times.
• Limitation: only 9 RCTs identified, many with methodological concerns; benefits diminished in complex scenarios, and specificity was often low.

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