AI diagnoses lung cancer better than specialist doctorsMay 21, 2019 - 10:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Artificial intelligence is better than specialist doctors at diagnosing lung cancer, a US study suggests, according to the BBC. The researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois and Google hope the technology could boost the effectiveness of cancer screening. Finding tumours at an earlier stage should make them easier to treat. The team said AI would have a "huge" role in the future of medicine, but the current software is not yet ready for clinical use. The study focused on lung cancer, which kills more people - 1.8 million a year - than any other type of cancer. It is why the US recommends screening for people at high risk because of years of heavy smoking. However, screening can result in invasive biopsies for people who turn out not to have cancer, and also misses some tumours. The study used artificial intelligence to see if the analysis of scans could be improved. The first step was to train the computer software with 42,290 CT lung scans from nearly 15,000 patients. The researchers did not tell the AI what to look for, just which patients went on to get cancer and which did not. The AI was then tested against a team of six radiologists who made a career out of analysing CT scans. It was more effective than the radiologists when examining a single CT scan and was equally effective when doctors had multiple scans to go on. The results, in Nature Medicine, showed the AI could boost cancer detection by 5% while also cutting false-positives (people falsely diagnosed with cancer) by 11%. Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |