Assessing the impact of Lunit Insight CXR on front-line clinicians
The chest x-ray (CXR) remains one of the most commonly performed first-line radiological investigations, both in the UK and globally. Therefore, timely and accurate interpretation is critical, as further patient management often hinges on appropriate radiological interpretation.
Readers will not need reminding that demand for healthcare has only increased. However, few specialities have seen demand increase as radiology has in the past 10 years, without a concurrent rise in workforce capacity. Imaging has cemented itself at the heart of the majority of patient journeys through healthcare.
In the UK, the target is to report emergency department CXRs within 12 hours and inpatient CXRs within seven days. Currently, only 22% of emergency department CXRs meet this target, while 78% of inpatient CXRs are reported within the recommended time frame. As radiologist attention is being diverted to keep up with the increasing demand for cross-sectional reporting, emergency department and inpatient x-rays find themselves deprioritised. Specialist reporting by consultant radiologists in a clinically useful time frame is no longer possible. As a result, the more patient-facing clinicians (emergency, general medicine, ITU physicians) are frequently required to take clinical actions based on their own interpretation. Their interpretation may vary according to speciality and experience when compared with a radiologist.
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