AI Could Help Find Undiagnosed COPD on Lung Cancer Screening CT
Medical experts are exploring the use of AI to analyze lung cancer screening CT scans to identify undiagnosed COPD. While the technology shows promise for early intervention, experts emphasize that it requires further validation before becoming standard clinical practice.
Why it matters
Integrating AI into routine medical imaging could significantly improve early detection rates for chronic respiratory diseases.
Artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of lung cancer screening CT scans could help clinicians find undiagnosed COPD but still requires validation before routine use, according to an expert who spoke on AI and emerging technologies in COPD at CHEST 2026.
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2026 report introduced Chapter 6, the first chapter in the report dedicated to AI and emerging technologies in COPD.¹,² The update also revised the report’s screening and case-finding section, and GOLD leadership has pointed to lung cancer screening as an opportunity to identify patients with undiagnosed, undertreated disease.²,³
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