Machine learning analysis of chest x-rays in cystic fibrosis

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    Machine Learning Prediction of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Progression using Chest X-Ray Data

  • IRAS ID

    342191

  • Contact name

    Julian Legg

  • Contact email

    jpl2@soton.ac.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    0 years, 9 months, 30 days

  • Research summary

    X-ray images are taken of cystic fibrosis patients and scored by specialists to determine severity. The aim of this project is to use existing x-ray images and corresponding scores, with some associated medical information, to train a machine learning algorithm to score the images, with the goal of assisting clinicians, reducing workload and expanding access to scoring.

  • REC name

    South Central - Oxford A Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    24/SC/0383

  • Date of REC Opinion

    16 Dec 2024

  • REC opinion

    Favourable Opinion