GPT-4o AI Matches Radiologists in Follow-Up Imaging Recommendations

Key Details

• 1Study involved 100 CT/MRI oncologic cases across head and neck, liver, lung, and pancreas from two academic medical centers.
• 2GPT-4o, a radiology resident, and a board-certified radiologist each generated follow-up recommendations from report texts.
• 3Blinded senior radiologists rated recommendations for completeness, modality, timing, and overall quality on a five-point scale.
• 4GPT-4o achieved a median global quality score of 4 (same as board-certified, higher than resident), with 96% timing correctness and 92% completeness.
• 5GPT-4o showed the strongest performance in lung imaging (100% timing correctness).
• 6No significant differences found among readers for appropriateness of imaging modality.