AI Teaches Brain Tumor Surgery Better Than Human Experts

Machine learning algorithms enhanced medical students' technical performance and learning outcomes during a simulated brain tumor surgery, a new study shows. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented both challenges and opportunities for medical training. Remote learning technology has become increasingly important in several fields. The new study finds that in a remote environment, an artificial intelligence (AI) tutoring system can outperform expert human instructors. The Neurosurgical Simulation and Artificial Intelligence Learning Centre at The Neuro at Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital recruited 70 medical students to perform virtual brain tumor removals on a neurosurgical simulator.