Commercial AI speeds lung nodule CT reporting by 14.6%, boosts report completion 17%

Commercial artificial intelligence for pulmonary nodule assessment cut adjusted median chest CT reporting time from 21.3 to 18.2 minutes (14.6%) and raised report completion by 17% in 39,323 exams; thoracic radiologists saw 25% shorter times, but emergency scans took 7.1% longer.

• The largest reduction was for ECG-gated CT thorax exams, with median reporting time down 41.1%.
• Emergency department scans showed a 7.1% increase in median reporting time after AI implementation, suggesting workflow context matters.

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