Teesside doctor study asks if patients want X-ray AI use revealed

However, she said a health professional always looked at every chest X-ray and the AI system was a “second pair of eyes”.

“Giving patients information about AI use could be as simple as putting out leaflets about the topic in waiting rooms.

“We want to see responsible, safe and ethical AI in healthcare and a big part of that is transparency.”

The IMPACT-AI survey, which began in October and only takes a few minutes to complete, is open to those over 16 years in the UK.

It closes at the end of January.

A second survey, for health professionals also developed by Dr Jafari, is asking how they use AI to read and make decisions on scans and what safety checks are in place.

She said she hoped the two surveys would help give the NHS a “clear roadmap” to introducing AI in a way that benefits both patients and health workers.