AI to Better Diagnose and Treat Renal Cancer and COVID-19 - USC Viterbi

Kidney cancer is among the 10 most common cancers. In 2019, the American Cancer Society estimated 73,820 new cases of kidney cancer and 14,770 deaths from this disease. The five-year survival rate reduces from 93% in low-risk groups to 69% in high risk groups of patients with localized kidney cancer. However, following the spread of cancer, these rates plummet to 12%. For radiologists, a fundamental driver of diagnosing renal cancer remains visual and qualitative, meaning CT scans (images of a mass) are largely evaluated based on individual knowledge and experience.