Will Artificial Intelligence Be Part of Your Health Care Team?

Artificial intelligence is assuming a greater role in many walks of life, with research suggesting it may even help doctors diagnose disease. One new study suggests artificial intelligence (AI) might some day detect breast cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes. Researchers found that several computer algorithms outperformed a group of pathologists in analyzing lymph tissue from breast cancer patients. The technology was specifically better at catching small clusters of tumor cells known as micrometastases. "Micrometastases can easily be missed during the routine examination by pathologists," said lead researcher Babak Ehteshami Bejnordi of Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands.