Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Prostate Biopsies - Docwire News

Researchers from Google Health found that using artificial intelligence (AI) to aid in the review of prostate biopsies improved the quality, efficiency, and consistency of cancer detection and grading. In a prostate biopsy, tissue is removed and assessed for cell abnormalities that may be linked to prostate cancer. The standard grading system for this procedure is the Gleason grade (GG) system, involving classification into 1 of 5 prognostic groups. Expert-level AI algorithms for prostate biopsy grading, like this one from Gooogle Health, have recently been developed to combat interpathologist variability associated with grading. In this diagnostic study, retrospective grading of prostate core needle biopsies was conducted at two medical laboratories in the US between October 2019 and January 2020.