Background Assessment of subtle hip fractures on radiographs can be difficult, especially among less experienced emergency physicians, which may prolong the diagnosis and ultimately time to surgery. Clinical artificial intelligence (AI) decision support tools have shown great potential in assisting the detection of fractures on radiographs. Purpose To investigate how a CE-marked AI fracture detection tool affects junior doctors’ diagnostic accuracy in detecting hip fractures on radiographs. Material and Methods Eight junior doctors with affiliation to the Accident and Emergency (A P = 0.002) with AI support and the false-negative cases was thereby reduced by 49%. There was no significant change in mean specificity 0.90 (95% CI = 0.86–0.93) to 0.91 (95% CI = 0.88–0.94) (χ 2 = 0.34; P = 0.56). The AI standalone performance was 0.99 (95% CI = 0.99–1.00) and 0.73 (95% CI = 0.67–0.80) in sensitivity and specificity, respectively. Conclusion Out of eight junior doctors, seven detected more fractures with AI assistance than without. The applied performance gain for readers highlights the value of the product.
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