Randomised trial finds AI echocardiogram reports as accurate as human drafts and nearly halves reading time

Why it matters

The researchers say it is the first randomised trial of an AI tool drafting a full echocardiogram report, including interpretations and measurements. Cardiologists reviewed drafts blind to whether AI, a sonographer or a cardiologist wrote them, and accuracy was judged by how often they made substantial changes. Echocardiography is the most widely used heart imaging, so time saved per scan adds up across a day, co-senior author Keane K. Lee of Kaiser Permanente said. AHA abstracts are not peer-reviewed; watch for the full publication.