Consultation outcome

Use of AI in breast cancer screening: rapid review and evidence map

• From: UK National Screening Committee
• Published: 18 May 2021
• Last updated: 24 February 2022 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are available that can be used to grade mammograms in the breast screening programme and can potentially reduce the workload of the breast screening programme. To understand the state of the current evidence base on this topic the UK NSC commissioned a rapid review in 2021. The review concluded that the evidence is currently insufficient in quality and quantity to recommend the use of AI for image classification in breast screening.

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Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for image analysis in the NHS Breast Screening Programme.

This consultation ran from
9am on 18 May 2021 to 11:45pm on 13 August 2021

Consultation description

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) invited comments on the draft report on the use of artificial intelligence for image analysis in the NHS Breast Screening Programme.

Documents

Use of AI for mammographic image analysis in breast cancer screening coversheet

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Use of AI for mammographic image analysis in breast cancer screening

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Published 18 May 2021
Last updated 24 February 2022 + show all updates

1. 24 February 2022

   Added detail of the consultation outcome, the final version of the evidence summary and a coversheet.

2. 12 October 2021

   Added details of when the UK NSC will review the consultation responses and make a final recommendation.

3. 18 May 2021

   First published.