"AI Model Analyzes X-ray Scans to Identify High Lung Cancer Risk"

An AI program called "CXR Lung-Risk" has been developed to analyze a single X-ray image and determine if a non-smoker is at high risk of developing lung cancer. The AI model was trained using thousands of chest X-rays from non-smokers and identified 28% as being at high risk. Of this high-risk group, nearly 3 in 100 developed lung cancer within six years, exceeding the minimum threshold for screening recommendations. This AI tool could enable opportunistic screening for never-smokers at high risk of lung cancer, who are currently excluded from federal guidelines.