AI Could Make Up For Lack Of Radiologists In Fight Against Breast Cancer, But It Isn't Ready Yet

Recently a team of researchers from Imperial College London and Google Health created a computer vision model intended to diagnose cases of breast cancer from X-rays. As CNN reports, the model was reportedly trained on X-rays of over 29,000 women, and when pitted against six radiologists the model managed to outperform the assessments of the doctors. Currently, the NHS uses the combined decisions of two doctors in order to diagnose breast cancer from X-rays. If the two doctors end up disagreeing, a third will be brought in to consult on the images. While the doctors had access to the medical records of the patients, the AI device only had the mammograms to base its decisions on.