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The study aimed to determine if deep learning algorithms could identify both cancerous and non-cancerous tumors by studying historic mammography scans of patients in the US and the
According to Googles blogpost, the AI system was able to reduce false positives readings by 5.7% and false negatives by 9.4% with the US data, and false positives readings by 1.2% and false negatives by 2.7% with the
The Vergereports "The system was not perfect. While researchers found that AI outperformed doctors in identifying breast cancer in most cases, there were also instances where doctors flagged cancer that the model originally missed. "Sometimes, all six
There is much doubt that AI will replace radiologists.
The
It's evident that the use of mammography has been and continues to be a very beneficial breast cancer detection modality. As the gold standard and the first line of defense however it's limited, and a high percentage of false negative and false positive diagnoses still exist. It's clear from the number of FDA approved breast specific algorithms, the Google study, and the media response that resulted, that any technology improvement or assistance that can improve diagnostic capability is potentially disruptive, and that breast specific imaging and its improvement is a major priority.
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2D Mammography 3D Breast CT
Dr.
The Company believes that dramatic and meaningful advances in breast cancer detection will only occur when cancers can be identified by radiologists at a much earlier stage. Disruptive technology advances such as breast CT are required to accomplish this objective and AI is expected to assist.
The Izotropic Breast Imaging System is currently in clinical trials at
It's encouraging to see AI developments focusing on breast cancer and the Company agrees that AI will play a role in assisting radiologists. Given the positive results of the Google study with 2D mammography technology, we can only imagine what AI will add to true, high resolution 3D breast CT imaging.
Bulletin Citations and Links
Nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1799-6
Time
https://time.com/5754183/google-ai-mammograms-breast-cancer/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/01/03/google-ai-system-can-beat-human-experts-spotting-breast-cancer/2795100001/
Google Blog
https://blog.google/technology/health/improving-breast-cancer-screening
The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/1/21045635/google-ai-detect-breast-cancer-mammograms-healthcare
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-ai-beats-doctors-at-breast-cancer-detectionsometimes-11577901600
Wired
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/deepmind-google-ai-breast-cancer
https://www.acrdsi.org/DSI-Services/FDA-Cleared-AI-Algorithms
Dr.
https://health.ucdavis.edu/team/cancer/170/john-boone---mammography-sacramento
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