ScreenPoint Medical found that its Transpara AI tool increased cancer detection by 29% and reduced radiologist read times by 44%.

Cancer detection rates were 6·4 per 1,000 screened in the group that underwent mammography with AI use compared to five per 1,000 in the control group.

AI is already being tested in the NHS in a variety of ways, including helping to deliver cancer treatment, managing waiting lists and checking cancer scans. However, this is the biggest trial yet covering breast cancer.

The MASAI trial reveals AI in mammography increases cancer detection by 29% and decreases radiologists' workload by 44%, ensuring diagnostic reliability.

New research results now published from Lund University's MASAI trial are even better than the initial findings from last year: AI-supported breast screening detected 29% more cases of cancer compared with traditional screening.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the UK, with one in seven women being diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.

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NIHR chief executive and Department of Health and Social Care chief scientific adviser, Professor Lucy Chappell, said: “This landmark trial could lead to a significant step forward in the early detection of breast cancer, offering women faster, more accurate diagnoses when it matters most.”

AI tools like the ones being tested in the EDITH trial could help facilitate the screening process, allowing the NHS to manage its resources better. With around 2.1 million mammogram screenings carried out annually, AI could significantly reduce the time required for each screening, making the system more efficient.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who survived kidney cancer in 2021, is launching an NHS-wide breast cancer trial using artificial intelligence to analyse mammograms

A North Yorkshire hospital has introduced AI technology that could speed up the detection of lung cancer and other serious illnesses. Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust said the software would "significantly improve" the efficiency and accuracy of chest X-ray analysis.