Use of artificial intelligence for image analysis in breast cancer screening

Re:Use of artificial intelligence for image analysis in brea... by jacquesm on Thursday September 02, 2021 @02:29PM (#28395597)

If only it was as simple as that. In medicine a wrong diagnosis can have very bad real world consequences so 90% cheaper and 99% faster has a very real possibility of being a net negative.

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Re:Use of artificial intelligence for image analysis in brea... by TameAntelope on Thursday September 02, 2021 @03:33PM (#28396334)

There are lots of ways of lightening the load with AI aid, though without fully removing the need for human eyes.

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Re:Use of artificial intelligence for image analysis in brea... by jacquesm on Thursday September 02, 2021 @04:25PM (#28396897)

Yes, and these are typically the best systems, where the doctor is assisted rather than replaced. I've looked at several over the last years and the comparison doctor+augmentation tool to doctor alone and tool alone is invariably superior. For now I think that is the most productive and the safest route.

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Re:Use of artificial intelligence for image analysis in brea... by 256lie on Thursday September 02, 2021 @05:30PM (#28397615)

For breast screening, this task is high volume and low prevalence and AI can help with radiologist burnout from increased caseload.

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