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Although highly relevant to daily clinical practice, AI-driven workflow tools remain underrepresented in research. Inconsistencies in DICOM metadata are a major obstacle to workflow optimization, AI integration, and inter-institutional data sharing. Automatic DICOM metadata standardization is an important step towards addressing these challenges. This study evaluates the labeling accuracy of a commercially available AI-aided hybrid software tool and its impact on radiologists\u2019 reading times.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective cohort study assessed the labeling accuracy of the DICOM standardization tool. A retrospective before-and-after design evaluated its impact on reading times. The tool was applied by a radiology provider between 2022 and 2024. Standardized DICOM labels (modality, body part, laterality, plane, contrast protocol) across 422 CR images and 1503 CT series were manually reviewed (gold standard). In a separate analysis, reading times before (10,966 cases) and after (10,342 cases) DICOM standardization were compared.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Labeling accuracy ranged from 83 to 100% for body part, 91 to 100% for plane, and 88\u2013100% for protocol classification. Following implementation, average reading times significantly decreased for CT Abdomen (\u22122.9\u2009min), Total Body (\u22122.2\u2009min), Head (\u22120.73\u2009min), and Temporal Bone (\u22122.5\u2009min) (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009\u2264\u20090.02), with relative efficiency gains of 8\u201322%. Extrapolated annually, this equals 270\u2009h saved. No significant changes were observed for CT Chest and Sinus\/Orbits.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study suggests that an AI-aided tool can adequately standardize DICOM labels and may be associated with statistically significant reductions in radiologists\u2019 reading times following implementation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Key Points<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:bold>\n                        <jats:italic>Question<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic>Inconsistent DICOM metadata pose long-standing challenges in imaging data management, hindering processes such as workflow efficiency, AI integration, and inter-institutional image sharing. What is the role of AI solutions to address DICOM inconsistencies<\/jats:italic>\n                      ?\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:bold>\n                        <jats:italic>Findings<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic>An AI-aided hybrid software tool adequately standardized DICOM labels and may be associated with statistically significant reductions in radiologists\u2019 reading times following implementation<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:bold>\n                        <jats:italic>Clinical relevance<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic>Standardizing DICOM metadata may help streamline radiology workflows and image accessibility, benefiting both radiologists and other healthcare professionals<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00330-026-12670-w","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,10]],"date-time":"2026-06-10T12:20:47Z","timestamp":1781094047000},"page":"7535-7545","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Evaluation of standardized DICOM labels assigned by a hybrid AI tool and its impact on radiologists\u2019 reading times"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"36","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8476-9946","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bina","family":"Tariq","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Meike W.","family":"Vernooij","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ken","family":"Redekop","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Daniel","family":"Bos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jacob J.","family":"Visser","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"12670_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"348","DOI":"10.1007\/s00330-023-09991-5","volume":"34","author":"KG van Leeuwen","year":"2024","unstructured":"van Leeuwen KG, de Rooij M, Schalekamp S, van Ginneken B, Rutten M (2024) Clinical use of artificial intelligence products for radiology in the Netherlands between 2020 and 2022. 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