Coreline Soft Sets ‘Precision Screening’ Standard to Narrow Regional Healthcare Gaps

On January 6, Coreline Soft said that its AVIEW AI platform has been deployed in public medical centers, enabling four diagnostic assessments to be performed simultaneously from a single chest CT scan.

Medical artificial intelligence(AI) company Coreline Soft, led by CEO Kim Jin-guk, announced on Monday that it has successfully completed the first year of the AI-Based Medical System Digital Transformation Support Program led by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA).

The project marks the first deployment of an AI-based 4-in-1 chest diagnostic platform across public medical centers in Korea, and is widely viewed as a meaningful step toward reducing regional disparities in healthcare access while laying practical groundwork for the country’s shift toward a prevention-focused national healthcare system.

During 2025, Coreline Soft implemented an integrated chest AI system across six public medical centers in the Chungcheong region—Seosan, Hongseong, Chungju, Cheonan, Cheongju, and Gongju. Using a single low-dose chest CT scan, the platform simultaneously analyzes lung nodules and masses, coronary artery calcification (CAC), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). As of the end of last year, more than 12,000 patients had benefited from the system.

Public medical centers that previously struggled with shortages of specialized personnel and delays in image interpretation are now equipped with AI diagnostic capabilities comparable to those of large tertiary hospitals, marking a turning point in efforts to narrow regional healthcare gaps.

The project runs from 2025 to 2026 with a total budget of KRW 23.2 billion, and plans are in place to expand participation to 10 medical institutions next year, enabling precision screenings for up to 40,000 patients annually.

The Korean government has recently designated an “AI-based foundational healthcare system” as a core pillar of future healthcare policy. Beginning in 2026, it plans to introduce new medical AI pilot programs and expand healthcare data voucher initiatives, accelerating the transition of AI in medicine from research settings to real-world clinical use. Coreline Soft’s deployment is widely regarded as a leading example of how such policies can be implemented at the regional healthcare level, offering a reference model for nationwide adoption across public medical institutions.

Beyond the introduction of new technology, the initiative represents the establishment of a continuous care framework that allows local residents to receive diagnosis, consultation, and follow-up care within their own communities.

“By integrating AI into all chest CT interpretations, we have significantly improved diagnostic imaging workflows,” said Jang Se-myung, Director at Coreline Soft. “This has reduced operational burdens for public medical centers while enabling faster and more accurate clinical services for patients.”

CEO Kim Jin-guk emphasized the broader implications of the project. “This achievement confirms that AI technologies already validated in private hospitals are, in fact, most urgently needed in public medical centers serving medically underserved regions and populations,” he said. “In the second year, we plan to expand participation to 10 institutions and broaden the scope so that patients can directly experience AI-powered screening services.”

Since 2017, Coreline Soft has been responsible for national lung cancer screening quality control and information systems in Korea, earning recognition for its technological capabilities in the public healthcare sector. The company has also been selected as the sole AI provider for national lung cancer screening projects in major European countries including France, Germany, and Italy, demonstrating its capacity to build AI-driven screening infrastructure at a national level.

Building on the Chungcheong regional model, Coreline Soft plans to expand its initiatives across public medical centers and local governments nationwide, with the goal of reducing regional healthcare disparities and driving Korea’s transition toward a prevention-centered national healthcare paradigm.

Korean version available here.

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